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10% Shift-- Build Strong Local Economies by Purchasing with Purchase
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Buy Local Membership Drive
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Awesome! I just wrote today on the GOING LOCAL site about the incredible economic difference (millions to billions back in the state's economy--seriously) a subtle shift to purchasing local food can make in my state's (Indiana) economy. Here's the l…
This week I signed a pledge to shift an additional 10% of my spending to local independent businesses-- a big piece of which is food spending!
I encourage everyone to read the pledge and consider signing it-- there's a calculator on the site that c…
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- Where in Maine do you live and eat?
- Portland
- What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
- farmland protection, organics, food justice, farm to school, school gardens, home gardens, community gardens, local foods marketing and distribution
- Are you a food producer? If so, what types of food do you produce?
- vegetables, berry fruit, cheese and dairy, meats
- If you produce foods of some sort, please choose one of the following:
- I produce foods only for my own and my family's consumption
- Other info about Me (please mention any food, fishing, agriculture, or community groups you are affiliated with):
- I am a board member of the Portland Independent Business and Community Alliance, which runs the Portland Buy Local Campaign. My husband and I shop and eat locally almost all the time all year round.
My grandmother, Nancy Struever, owns Tamworth Farm in Blue Hill Maine, where she raises sheep and has a large vegetable garden. The sheep are primarily "lawnmowers", though the meat in my freezer is a wonderful bonus, and recently I have been processing the wool at Hope Spinnery. Contact me if you are interested in knitting with some lovely black, gray or white wool (all natural colors) or getting some for a gift.
- Website (if any):
- http://blog.portcitystudios.com
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- At 11:00am on February 20, 2008,
Marjolaine said… - We have a whole sheep to shawl program here. Our students work on the farm feeding and taking care of animals. They help out witht he sheering (not doing the actual sheering but skirting the fleeces). We then send it to Hope Spinnery and get both yarn and roving back. The kids leanr how to spin, knit and weave, and know whose wool they're using! They have made some beautiful hats, gloves as well as pillow cases and bags from our looms.
- At 9:00pm on February 18, 2008,
Marjolaine said…
- I was good friends with Sam Temple who used to care take at Tamworth farms. I remember a few years back seeing some of the new lambs - only a day old! What a gorgeous spot!
We also process our wool through Hope Spinnery, and it really is gorgeous.
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