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–by Kelly Sanderbeck, Development Director & Story Catcher In my mind, the purpose for government is to look out for the good of its people as a whole, and to take on issues that industry cannot make a profit from, or is not interested in. As far as food safety is concerned, Americans seem to [read full article...]

The Ups and Downs of Food Life -by Kelly Sanderbeck, Development Director & Story Catcher                 Even though our government continues to shy away from protecting its people by continuing to allow the over-use of antibiotics in farming, at least research organizations are proactively banding together to illuminate [read full article...]

This latest update is courtesy of our friends at The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)         The Farm Bill That Wasn’t After missing their original November 1 deadline, the House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders continued to work on hammering out a deal on what might have become the 2011 Farm Bill.  [read full article...]

Hopeful notes -by Kelly Sanderbeck, Development Director & Story Catcher There seems to be increasing hope for the 2012 Farm Bill to be more transparent and negotiable. And although it’s easy to dwell on the uphill battle we’re fighting for clean and local food, this movement will eventually gain its momentum, with fits and starts [read full article...]

PCC Farmland Trust is one among many local food and farm organizations that have signed on to a letter to Senator Patty Murray regarding the 2012 Farm Bill. The letter urges Senator Murray to take a leadership role in modifying the farm bill proposal that is currently being very aggressively rushed through the House and [read full article...]

–Melissa Campbell, Conservation Director Food and Farm policy is heating up this week as we’re on the eve of the Agriculture Committee fulfilling their goal of completing detailed food and farm bill legislation within two weeks – yes you heard that right, 2 weeks. This is usually a year plus process and they’d like to [read full article...]

The eat local network is offering Thanksgiving boxes full of ingredients grown within 125 miles of Seattle. This year’s offering is brimming with local, seasonal ingredients to cook up a fresh and delicious Thanksgiving Dinner, including Snoqualmie Valley vegetables and local cranberries, butter, flour, and nuts. You can even add a pastured, broad-breasted bronze turkey. [read full article...]

It’s a time of protest, it’s a time of change –by Kelly Sanderbeck, Development Director and Story-Catcher   Whether at Occupy Wall Street or GMO-Free Seattle, folks are starting to put their bodies and beliefs out in plain sight. Although the focus is scattered, the message is the same:  We Want Change. We want our [read full article...]

–by Alison Wesockes, Stewardship Program Americorps Intern On Saturday October 15, approximately 75 volunteers came out to Tahoma Farms in Orting, WA. The goal was to plant various native trees and shrubs on the farm to increase biodiversity and habitat, while improving water and air quality as well. The task at hand was large, but [read full article...]

  Here’s a video made by one of our supporters, Katherine Rode. She was asked to provide an alternate “voice”  in favor of  preserving farmland. So she asked 10 people the question “How do you feel about protecting local farmland?” Here’s what they had to say: