Government Shutdown? No Problem.

Hello,

 

Lots of stuff going on this week. In case any of you were wondering about what happens to federally funded programs such as VISTA during a government shutdown: don't worry, it will have little effect on me or the Farm to Table project.

 

Note: Next week I will not be in my office, but I will still be working on various projects. I will be checking email if you need to get a hold of me.

• EVENT THIS SATURDAY!  Farm Catskills, along with The Catskill Forest Association (CFA) is sponsoring the film Parcelizing the Catskills and The Boiled Frog Syndromeon Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 7 PM. The film is being presented by the Greater Stamford Area Chamber of Commerce at the Frank W. Cyr Center at 159 West Main Street, Stamford. The screening is FREE to the public!
• The Restaurant survey is FINALLY sent out! Sent an online survey monkey link to those who had email addresses, hard copies were sent to all others. In case you don't know (or have forgotten), the goal of the survey is to find out what area restaurants are already doing to buy local, and what is standing in their way of doing more.
• Had a conference call with the State Dept. of Health and Delaware Opportunities about revisions to the WIC project. The research is now going to focus on the WIC Fruit and Vegetable Checks. We are going to try and get an idea of whether WIC participants know they can use the checks at farmers markets.
• Culinary Dept. wants some pigs for the fall semester. I have been researching sources and doing some "comparison shopping."
• Met with Tianna Kennedy (Lucky Dog Farm) to talk about more things the college can do. I think it would be great if the college could take some Lucky Dog's "seconds" (veggies that are cosmetically perfect) and turn them into soup or something. Anyone want to take this on as a project?
• Worked on a summary table of Farm to School projects. Will try and get that out this weekend.
• Chef Jay has given me some more items for the Local Food Dinner.
• Did some investigating, and I have a new name to try and contact about the Delhi farmer's market.

Enjoy the weekend!

Mary