permaculture

["Frances and David" <fdnokes@hotmail.com>]

Up here in BC, Canada.
Very interested in this, and what it might look like!
Will you keep us posted?
Cheers!
Frances


-----Original Message----- 
From: Amy Little
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 2:44 PM
To: 'permaculture'
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Policy and Permaculture - Northeast Food System

So far I have 2 responses from permaculture folks interested in federal
policy advocacy: Scott and Cory. Anyone else?

To answer some of Scott's questions: The roundtable is focused on the
Northeast food (and forest) system, and the federal policy applications,
needs, opportunities, strategies etc... for improving it.  I am organizing
it for NESAWG as the policy organizer and for New England Farmers Union. We
have about 50 organizations and farmers participating. Our focus this year
was Congressional action on writing the new Farm Bill.

Scott, I need to look to a group of Permaculture -focused folks who are
interested in this irritating, but resource-rich aspect of food system
support -federal policies. WHO in the permaculture leadership community
would be interested in participating?

We are bound to a process that includes a diversity of approaches - from
migrant farmworkers to big city school systems and food stamps, to farmers
markets, commodity program reform, conservation and energy, research, forest
management, etc... Our intention to respond the current legislative
opportunities to defend and/or improve good programs, and take a longer term
approach to making bigger changes.  (While we all know the system is broken,
we are clearly going after federal money to do good things with, as well as
looking for ways Congressional policy making can change things.  In
addition, there are people at USDA, some very excellent, who are in a
position to change things in the field. )

While the roundtable's focused constituency is the Northeast, these are U.S.
programs and changes to them are wrought-out and played out on the national
level.

If you are still interested I can send you more, off list. And anyone else
still interested, let me know.
Amy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Amy Little, Organizer
NESAWG,  The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
http://www.nesawg.org
845-255-0822 home office
845-853-3440 cell
amylittle@hvc.rr.com




-----Original Message-----
From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Scott Pittman
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 9:34 PM
To: 'permaculture'
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Policy and Permaculture - Northeast Food System

Hi Amy,
I am definitely interested but this is the first I've heard of this
roundtable.  Could you send me more information?  I am currently teaching a
teacher training course on permaculture in British Columbia but will be back
in New Mexico in a week.

Best,
Scott Pittman
Director
Permaculture Institute
www.permaculture.org

"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way.
On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing."
~Arundhati Roy

-----Original Message-----
From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Amy Little
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 8:45 AM
To: 'Northeast Permaculture'; 'permaculture'
Subject: [permaculture] Policy and Permaculture - Northeast Food System

Hi Everyone,

I am organizing a policy roundtable for farmers and organizations working on
federal food and ag policies.  This is a diverse mix of food sector
interests and includes cooperative associations, farmer groups, nutrition,
urban, rural, worker justice, research and conservation interests, among
others.  We are developing policy options and strategies for federal
policies to address the local and regional needs of the Northeast farm and
food system.  Some of the participants practice permaculture in some
expression.



I am reaching out more directly to the permaculture community - Who among
you would like to get more involved in helping shape federal policies and
focus federal dollars that will boost permaculture practices and local food
systems?  You will be participating with other farm and food sector folks
and wanting to participate in a little advocacy. We will be having a meeting
and strategy session early in 2013 (was last month but got rescheduled due
to hurricane sandy). Even if you can't come to the meeting, we can work
together in other ways.



Amy

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Amy Little, Organizer

NESAWG,  The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

http://www.nesawg.org <http://www.nesawg.org/>

845-255-0822 home office

845-853-3440 cell

amylittle@hvc.rr.com







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