Follow up to Grain Food Workshop

Thanks to everyone who attended our first Earth Month event, "Grain Food: Building a Regional Staple Food System," and a special Thank You to our guest, Michelle Ajamian, for leading a really interesting discussion about growing staple food crops such as amaranth & black beans locally.

Here are some links we found later about work of the Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative:

• Michelle & Brandon were recently featured in Utne Reader complete w/video interview
• Keep current with the activities of the Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative on Facebook, including lots of photos
• Recent Athens Messenger story
• ASFC blog that includes info about the Shagbark Seed & Mill Co.  

Also, here is the website address for OEFFA (Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association)

Photo by flora.cyclam on Flickr

First Alden Library Earth Month Event This Week!

Please join us on Wednesday to hear about a very interesting local sustainable food project -- growing grains in Athens -- yes, right here in Ohio!  We will also be showing some classic food film shorts to get the discussion going.  Open to all Athens students, faculty, staff & community.  Refreshments provided.

Building a Regional Staple Food System
Michelle Ajamian & Brandon Jaeger
Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative 
Wed Apr 7
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Alden Library Rm 319 (Friends Rm)

See FRESH tonight at Baker Center!

The new documentary film FRESH will be shown tonight at Baker Center Theater at 7pm. This is a late addition to the Office of Sustainability's Earth Month Calendar so spread the word!