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Permaculture Course with Larry Korn on DVD

Regenerative Leadership Institute — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:01:06 -0700

Hello

We're about to ship the permaculture design course on DVD (a set of eighteen DVDs to be precise) and want to offer you a 25% discount when you pre-order by 3pm this Friday (June 21st). To thank you, we'll also include our beautiful Permaculture Fundamentals e-book ($35 value) and cover your cost of shipping! [...]

FW: Action Alert: Sign on to Support House Organic Farm Bill Amendment

Morrone, Vicki — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:12:48 +0000

Here is a way you as an organic farmer can help form the 2013 Farm Bill to serve organic farmers. The national Organic Coalition is sharing this information. Vicki Morrone Organic Farming Specialist Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU 480 Wilson Rd. Room 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) Sorrone@msu.edu Www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu [...]

New Farmers Market Opportunity-Novi area

Morrone, Vicki — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:34:06 +0000

If you are a farmer with produce to sell in the Novi area and are looking to enter a new market, the price is right!! The first month to have a stand at this market is FREE. The market will be every Tuesday, starting June 18 from 9-1 pm at Fuerst Park, Ten Mile and Taft. [...]

see explanation at bottom of this email. From Mich Organic Listserv Vicki Morrone. share your crops' progress-observational data from Great Lakes- the impact from climate change??

Neal Valley — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:29:39 -0400

From: Morrone, Vicki [mailto:sorrone@MSU.EDU] Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 2:46 PM To: MICH-ORGANIC@LIST.MSU.EDU Subject: see explanation at bottom of this email. From Mich Organic Listserv Vicki Morrone. share your crops' progress-observational data from Great Lakes- the impact from climate change??

Crop Production Observation Data-Great Lakes Region: Started June 2013 (by MichiganOrganic Listserv @Michgian State University [...]

Farmer Residency Program

Mary Brower — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:02:41 -0400

Calling all farm interns, apprentices, students of agriculture!

Ever wish you had an opportunity which would fill the gap between coursework and internships and the experience of independently owning a farm? The Institute for Sustainable Living, Art & Natural Design is forming a farmer residency program which gives journeyman farmers access to the technical, managerial, and practical experience necessary to operate and own an independent farm. [...]

Bring a Friend To Permaculture FREE - Only Five Days Left!

Feral Mycelium — Sun, 9 Jun 2013 20:58:04 -0700

[TO BRING A FRIEND FREE, YOU MUST SIGN UP BY THIS SATURDAY!]

Hello friends,

We want to extend a warm invitation for you and a loved one to join us for a life-changing journey into sustainable living and design. Have you been thinking about taking a permaculture course? We want to make it easier for you to do just that, this summer! [...]

see explanation at bottom of this email. From Mich Organic Listserv Vicki Morrone. share your crops' progress-observational data from Great Lakes- the impact from climate change??

Morrone, Vicki — Fri, 7 Jun 2013 18:46:01 +0000

Crop Production Observation Data-Great Lakes Region: Started June 2013 (by MichiganOrganic Listserv @Michgian State University Date State County Soil type irrigate (Y N) Cool season crops (click 1)[1] Warm Season Crops (click 2)[2] Garlic Asparagus Potatoes Tomatoes Asparagus Strawberries Apples Cherries Field Corn Wheat Beans (dry) Insects Diseases Click on 3[3] % planted to date Response % planted to date Response month/yr planted response # harvests Response % planted to date Response % planted to date Response Response Response Response Response % Planted Response % planted Response % planted Response 5/7/13 MI Ingham Sandy loam Y 100% slow growth 10% [...]

Bring a Friend Free to a Permaculture Course

Feral Mycelium — Tue, 4 Jun 2013 18:01:04 -0700

Hello friends,

We want to extend a warm invitation for you and a loved one to join us for a life-changing journey into sustainable living and design. Have you been thinking about taking a permaculture course? We want to make it easier for you to do just that, this summer!

Although the economy may be recovering, we know these are hard times still for many people, and we want to make it possible for more people to attend our courses; so we're announcing an absolutely incredible deal, good through midnight on June 15th. [...]

What a Win!

Morrone, Vicki — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:18:30 +0000

I just recd this from the National Sustainable Ag Coalition You can make a call to senator Stabenow or Senator Levin to express your opinions and encourage them to support this upcoming amendment if it fits for you. Senator Stabenow = 517-203-1760 Senator Carl Levin= 202-224-6221

[National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition] About Donate Take Action [...]

May 28, 2013 Michigan organic listserv

Morrone, Vicki — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:00:12 +0000

MICHIGAN ORGANIC NEWS Read on for Job Openings and Free Webinars! From the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems & the desk of Vicki Morrone (sorrone@msu.edu) May 28, 2013

Please share and learn from this news. It is not intended to promote a business, product or a person

IN THIS ISSUE Education & Conferences [...]

Bring a Friend Free to a Permaculture Course

Regenerative Leadership Institute — Tue, 28 May 2013 18:46:03 -0700

Hello friends,

We want to extend a warm invitation for you and a loved one to join us for a life-changing journey into sustainable living and design. Have you been thinking about taking a permaculture course? We want to make it easier for you to do just that, this summer!

"My experience in the course was invaluable. I find myself with a new permaculture lens that I can put on at will, and see the world around me in a way that I feel leads to making more conscious decisions and living better in harmony with the earth.” – Deborah, [...]

FARM BILL ACTION ALERT: Farm Bill is Back on the Senate Floor!

Lindsey Scalera — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:03 -0400

*Please Share Widely!*

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Have you shopped at a farmers’ market lately? Noticed more local produce at your local grocery store or restaurant? On your child’s lunch tray at school?

*Wherever there’s local food, there are farmers feeding communities and creating jobs. * It’s a win-win for farmers and for people like us. But we’ve got so far to go – and this week we have a chance to take a huge stride forward for a better future for our nation’s food & farms. [...]

care to see the WHOLE farm bill?

Morrone, Vicki — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:58:02 +0000

Just want to share the latest of changes and updates on the 2013 Farm Bill. Note that this Farm Bill will be viable until 2018. The Farm Bill does have some offerings for organic farming, as it stands now. It is scheduled to go to the Senate this Thursday, May 23, 2013. If you have any comments you would like to share you can call Senator Debbie Stabenow's office at 517-203-1760 or in DC 202-224-4822. Here is the link for the full text Read Bill Text » Vicki Morrone Organic Farming Specialist Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU 480 [...]

Free Online Permaculture Design Course Launch

Regenerative Leadership Institute — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:55:03 -0700

Hello friends,

This morning we are thrilled to make an absolutely groundbreaking announcement. You can now study permaculture online completely FREE with world-class instructors including Larry Korn through our new Online Permaculture Design Course.

You can immediately begin viewing the complete 72+hour course lectures free at http://www.permaculturedesigntraining.com. There is no catch -- permaculture is rapidly changing the world, and we're doing our part to dramatically accelerate that change by making this incredible wisdom available completely free. [...]

August Permaculture Course Scholarships

Feral Mycelium — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:41:02 -0700

Hello friends,

Join an incredible regenerative leadership and permaculture design certification retreat in the San Francisco Bay Area, August 20-28th, and go beyond sustainability towards a wildly fulfilling life and a truly regenerative culture. We offer a no-nonsense, deeply pragmatic, mainstream approach to permaculture. No ideologies, only functional design and solutions that truly work. [...]

don't forget to be counted USDA ag census

Morrone, Vicki — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:22:37 +0000

@MichDeptofAg: RT @NASDAnews: Have you responded to the #AgCensus yet? @USDA says #farmers and #ranchers have until May 31 to respond. @usda_nass http://.

Vicki Morrone 517-282-3557 (cell) Sorrone@msu.edu Center for Regional Food Systems at MSU

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Action Alert: Make Calls Now to Restore Organic Funding

Morrone, Vicki — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:21:31 +0000

I know I JUST sent out the listserv but this just came!! If you are concerned about how the Farm Bill impacts organic farmers you should read this and act now. Vicki Morrone Organic Farming Specialist Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU 480 Wilson Rd. Room 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) Sorrone@msu.edu Www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu [...]

May 13 Michigan Organic Listserv

Morrone, Vicki — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:57 +0000

MICHIGAN ORGANIC NEWS | Week of May 6, 2013 Read on for Job Openings and Free Webinars! From the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems & the desk of Vicki Morrone (sorrone@msu.edu)

Enjoy the new added feature: the topics are linked to the section within the newsletter

I hope all of your fruit trees faired at least ok with the frost. Please not another year of poor fruit yields… [...]

here is a little more info on the two proposed bills for small and local farmers

Morrone, Vicki — Thu, 9 May 2013 18:16:58 +0000

A reader requested a bit more info and thought maybe you too would want this too!! If you would like additional information on the two bills that are being proposed to help farmers via the Far Bill, here are the links. This info is helpful when you refer to the bills when talking or writing to your representative(s) too!! [...]

Local Ag & Beginning Farmer Marker Bills Still Need Co-Sponsors before the Farm Bill Process Starts!

Lindsey Scalera — Thu, 9 May 2013 14:11:47 -0400

Hi again!

Someone rightly pointed out that having the bill numbers at the ready would be helpful! Here they are:

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 - H.R.1727 and S.837 Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - S.679 and H.R.1414

Also in case folks want more information - here are NSAC's overviews of each bill: LJFFA: http://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/local-food-bill/ [...]

Local Ag & Beginning Farmer Marker Bills Still Need Co-Sponsors before the Farm Bill Process Starts!

Christine Parker — Thu, 9 May 2013 11:46:32 -0500

Need the bill number 9s) to adequately respond to this request.

Please advise,

Christine Parker

From: Lindsey Scalera [mailto:lscalera@SUSTAINABLEAGRICULTURE.NET] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:39 PM To: MICH-ORGANIC@LIST.MSU.EDU Subject: Local Ag & Beginning Farmer Marker Bills Still Need Co-Sponsors before the Farm Bill Process Starts!

Hi everyone! Please share widely this week!

We'll post updates about the next steps for the farm bill in congress early next week and beyond! [...]

Local Ag & Beginning Farmer Marker Bills Still Need Co-Sponsors before the Farm Bill Process Starts!

Lindsey Scalera — Thu, 9 May 2013 12:39:13 -0400

Hi everyone! Please share widely this week! We'll post updates about the next steps for the farm bill in congress early next week and beyond!

What's Happening? We are just about to launch into the Senate AND House markup of the 2013 Farm Bill! That's exciting but just before this happens, it would be great to get a few more co-sponsors of the two marker bills that support local food and beginning farmers and ranchers! The more support we have for these two bills going into the farm bill process, the better the chance we have of continued support and [...]

FW: Free Educational Session for Vendors

Morrone, Vicki — Wed, 1 May 2013 14:06:25 +0000

THIS VIDEO MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THOSE SEEKING CONDUCT NEW WAYS OF CSA-ONLINE? Due to the shortness of announcement this could not wait till the next listserv. Hope some of you can take advantage of this educational opportunity.

All the best this spring. vicki Vicki Morrone Organic Farming Specialist Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU 480 Wilson Rd. Room 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) Sorrone@msu.edu Www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu [...]