“Thanksgiving is always a great time to think about food” says J. Dennis Slaughter, District Supervisor of the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District. Dennis continues, “We are now having more urban communities seeking ways to encourage local residents to potentially raise their own food in a sustainable fashion” “Many of these communities are [...]
Archive for November, 2010
“Agri-Cultural” Community Development
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Challenge of “Poisoned Waters” (Ron Lauster, MCSWCD)
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With the title “Poisoned Waters” a recent Frontline Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) program certainly catches our attention. “Poisoned Waters”, an investigative report with Hedrick Smith as correspondent, shows the kinds of pollution now contaminating America’s waterways, political obstacles blocking restoration of great estuaries like the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound, and some local strategies that [...]
Backyard Poultry Raising on the Increase
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ron Lauster, Director of the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) says, “He remembers at the beginning of the Lone Ranger TV show, the opening lines included the phrase return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear”. Ron continues, “I don’t know if it is thrilling or not, but we have [...]
Chip Happened
Posted in Broadway Community Garden on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We chipped *a lot*of brush Saturday and Sunday…and we’ll use the mulch at the future Broadway Community Garden at 3415 Broadway Street. In the meantime, the mulch pile (4 feet tall and 30 feet long – piled at the back of the lot directly adjacent to the alley) will act as a deterrent for those [...]
