Community FARE – Land and Cultural Preservation Fund, Inc. http://l-cpf.org healthy, vibrant, diverse and resilient communities Thu, 19 May 2016 15:52:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.3 April Local Food Happy Hour: special screening of ‘Harvests of Hope’ http://l-cpf.org/april-local-food-happy-hour-special-screening-of-harvests-of-hope/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:57:32 +0000 http://l-cpf.org/?p=6556 April Local Food Happy Hour special screening Event with the creators of the film Harvests of Hope.

Where: Area 31 31 East Patrick Street Frederick, Maryland 21701

When: April 21st Doors open at 6:00pm, movie starts at 7:00

Cost: We are asking for a $10 minimum donation.

On April 21st Community FARE will be hosting a special local food food happy hour film screening in partnership with Area 31 and the creators of Harvests of Hope, a movie about small farmers making a big difference in the face of climate crisis.

The doors open at 6pm. Come enjoy music, beverages and local treats, followed by a 45 minute special sneak preview at 7 and a discussion on climate change and agriculture with the film’s creators.

Get Tickets Here http://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvests-of-hope-sneak-preview-tickets-24248473838?aff=affiliate1

Find us on facebook and twitter for event updates.

www.facebook.com/harvestsofhope

www.twitter.com/hopeharvests

 

About the producers:

Karen Buchsbaum:

Karen has a lifelong passion for food, farming and education  Karen founded Community FARE while completing her Master’s degree in environmental education and working as an agricultural Extension Agent with University of Maryland Extension
She is currently a PhD candidate at Antioch University New  England, where she is using agent-based modeling to study agricultural adaptation response to climate change.

After years of researching, teaching and advocacy, Karen grew tired of being inundated with disempowering and hopeless messages about our broken food system, and the future of the planet. She set out to find a real reason for hope, and that’s how the idea of Harvests of Hope was born.

 

Koorosh Farchadi

Koorosh received a degree in film and media studies at George Mason University, where he was Director of the Mason Cable Network . After graduating, he focused his work on video journalism and documentary, working for the Associated Press.
Since then, he has produced media in English, Spanish and Farsi for organizations like The World Bank Institute, The E-Collaborative for Civic Education, and George Mason University.

He currently works as a video producer for the National Science Foundation.

In his free time Koorosh is an avid gardener and world traveler. Harvests of Hope is a project that allows him to merge his work in film with his love of nature and the outdoors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://l-cpf.org/6548-2/ Mon, 22 Feb 2016 01:12:30 +0000 http://l-cpf.org/?p=6548 10475They’re heeeeeeeere!

The Carbon Farming Solution – fresh out of the box. Agriculture is rightly blamed as a major culprit of our climate crisis. But in this groundbreaking new book, Eric Toensmeier argues that agriculture—specifically, the subset of practices known as “carbon farming”—can, and should be, a linchpin of a global climate solutions platform. Get your copy today.

]]> MD Food System Map County Updates! http://l-cpf.org/md-food-system-map-county-updates/ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:41:49 +0000 http://l-cpf.org/?p=6490 FOOD SYSTEM MAPThe Maryland Food System Map Project (MFSMP) was developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. It is an interactive mapping tool and database and other tools that anyone can use to examine the current landscape of Maryland’s food system from farm to plate – including how food is grown, processed, sold and consumed. By looking at the many different parts of the food system through the lens of geography, this resource helps to discover opportunities and inform activities aimed at strengthening the system.  Check this out!

]]> Getting happy for local food http://l-cpf.org/getting-happy-for-local-food/ Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:12:08 +0000 http://l-cpf.org/?p=6486 Local food. Everybody wants it. Many people are growing it. However, there is a disconnect between growers and eaters. There are more than a thousand acres of unused, fallow land in Frederick County that farmers could be growing on while consumers from individuals to large institutions are clamoring for more local food. So what is the problem?  Read the article.

The next Local Food Happy Hour is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Lazy Fish, 10 E. Patrick Street, Frederick.  To join the discussion, check Community FARE’s Facebook page for the next local food hub happy hour.

Published in Frederick News Post 1/28/16

]]> Chesapeake FoodShed Network Coffee Talk: Can Maryland agriculture support local? http://l-cpf.org/chesapeake-foodshed-network-coffee-talk-can-maryland-agriculture-support-local/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:00:40 +0000 http://l-cpf.org/?p=947 The Chesapeake Foodshed Network is a group of organizations, agencies, and individuals working across the Chesapeake watershed to build a stronger and more resilient food system.  CFN hosts coffee talk webinars;  Community FARE participated in today’s webinar “Maryland Grown:  A review of production and consumption in Maryland.  Participating with CFN was the John Hopkins Center for Livable Futures.  They presented 3 reports:

Maryland Grown I

Report IIMaryland Grown II

Report IIIMaryland Grown III

Sign up for the Maryland Food Systems Map newsletter here:  MDfoodsystemmap.org

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A great gathering of people interested in working on access to local food in our community.  With us on Wednesday night were Haile Johnston, CEO and founder of Common Market Philadelphia (a 7-year old and thriving aggregator, distributor and marketer for local food from farms around Philly to the people in it) and CMP Fellow, Sam Arnold.  We talked about a regional food system, and also heard about the Community FARE sponsored trip to Rodale Institute to learn about Regenerative Organic Agriculture.  Great night!  Please join us on December 16th at 5:30, Lazy Fish, for our monthly Local Food Happy Hour!

]]> 11/18 5:30pm Local Food Happy Hour http://l-cpf.org/1118-530pm-local-food-happy-hour/ Sat, 07 Nov 2015 23:13:35 +0000 http://l-cpf.org/?p=801 Join us at the Lazy Fish to talk a regional food system, and regenerative organic agriculture.  Grab a drink at the Lazy Fish bar and bring it up to the 3rd floor.

We hope to have 2 discussions during this 1.5 hours:
– about a regional food system led by Haile Johnston, CEO of the Common Market in Philadelphia (a premier food hub)
– about regenerative organic agriculture and making it a reality in Frederick County (a download of those who visited Rodale Institute), all welcome to participate!

Lazy Fish, 10 E Patrick Street, Downtown Frederick (entrance is on the side of the building).

]]> Finding a place to grow on leased land in Maryland http://l-cpf.org/finding-a-place-to-grow-on-leased-land-in-maryland/ Thu, 21 May 2015 15:34:43 +0000 http://l-cpf.org/?p=693 Maryland farmers are making their own inspiring stories about producing food for the region on leased land.

VAPiedmont.leasingland-232x300Read the story.

]]> Organic farm moves to Friends Meeting School in Ijamsville http://l-cpf.org/organic-farm-moves-to-friends-meeting-school-in-ijamsville/ Sat, 25 Apr 2015 01:20:23 +0000 http://l-cpf.org/?p=687 Friends Meeting School’s new staff farmer wants to create an organic farm at its Ijamsville campus.

Denzel Mitchell runs Five Seeds Farm with his wife and five children in Baltimore County.

The head of the school, Mara Nicastro, announced Wednesday that Mitchell would be moving his family farm to the Ijamsville campus.55392be49d07b.image

Read the article.

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