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Assisted the Spokane
Farmers' Market and Advocates for Families and Farms
in bringing the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program to Spokane (in the form of a pilot
project). This program allows WIC recipients to obtain fresh, local produce at the
farmers' market with special vouchers.
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Helped develop and obtain
funding for the Community Nutrition program that provides nutrition education to WIC
families at the Spokane Farmers' Market.
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Initiated a successful, statewide campaign to include organic foods in the
federally funded Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC). Spokane Tilth formed an effective
coalition with other groups and, as a result, beginning in October, 2000, WIC recipients
have been be able to obtain
organic milk using their WIC coupons.
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Sparked a statewide campaign
to preserve the Community Potluck Tradition.
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Sponsored and co-sponsored several events such as a workshop by an expert
on community food systems, a fruit tree pruning workshop and a talk by Land Institute founder Wes Jackson and the
annual Eastern Washington Foodshed Symposium an annual spring
Seed Swap and more.
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Joined
forces with the Washington Sustainable Food and Farming
Network and the Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
to successfully advocate for sustainable agriculture policies
and programs in the 2002 federal Farm Bill.
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Opened
our office on the second floor of the Community Building at W.
35 Main Ave. in Spokane.
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Began publication of the Spokane Tilth Journal, an Ecological Food and Farming
Quarterly, to provide relevant information about the place we live, our environment, our food supply, our agrarian
foundation and our people.
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Organized
the clean-up and beautification by Gonzaga University's Seton
Women of one of Spokane's largest community gardens, the
Highbridge Garden West of Peaceful Valley. Contact us if
you're interested obtaining a plot in this garden.
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conducted research into identifying how Spokane County colleges and universities can serve more locally produced foods in their food venues.
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Helped create the Community
Nutrition Program that provides nutrition education services to low-income families at the
Spokane Farmers' Market.
