Helping Public Markets Grow

Oppose cuts to SNAP

Darlene Wolnik — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:16 +0000

This week, the full Senate will take up the Farm Bill and $4.1 billion in cuts to SNAP are included.

You can join advocates in opposing these cuts here:

http://www.phi.org/policy-advocacy/take-action-oppose-cuts-to-snap-and-snap-ed/

WW II poster

Darlene Wolnik — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:58 +0000

WW II Victory Garden poster

Darlene Wolnik — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:57 +0000

Why not adapt this style for current farmers market initiatives?

WW 2 Victory Garden poster

EBT Research Table

Darlene Wolnik — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:41 +0000

One of the pieces in the Vermont Market Currency Feasibility Report was the addition of a table of useful, current research on EBT at markets, collected and designed for me by the also useful and current Farmers Market Coalition. Here is a link to that 3-page table..

EBT Table on HPMG

Quote I like

Darlene Wolnik — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:35 +0000

If the market only speaks with its supporters, then it runs the risk of arming its detractors.

Richard McCarthy, MarketUmbrella founder and its E.D. for 18 years, now Slow Food USA Executive Director

UC Berkeley Occupy Farm is plowed under by police but already replants

Darlene Wolnik — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:16 +0000

By Judith Scherr and Doug Oakley

ALBANY — About 50 Occupy the Farm activists returned to a piece of land Monday evening to replant vegetables plowed under earlier in the day after UC Berkeley police arrested four protesters.
At the same time, a group of Albany residents opposed to the Occupy group brought a contingent of their own to the parcel along San Pablo Avenue.
“We want a grocery store here,” said Sylvia Paull, one of the anti-Occupy protesters. “We spent five years working with UC and Albany trying to get one here.”
The Occupy group said it would return next weekend to tend to the most recent crop it planted Monday evening.
“We’re not giving up on this land,” said Occupy spokeswoman and UC Berkeley student Lesley Haddock. “It’s one of the best pieces of farmland in the East Bay and UC wants to make it a corporate development. We don’t want development.”

http://m.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/police-raid-albany-occupy-farm-compound/nXpxj/

A book recommendation for evaluation geeks (like me)

Darlene Wolnik — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:37 +0000

Accounting For Social Value
When organizations use social accounting practices, they are able to measure their performance in terms of benefits accrued to key stakeholders such as their communities, human resources, and those investing in the organization. This innovative change in accounting can lead to a fundamentally different perspective on the value of an organization. Through case studies of organizations that have implemented social accounting in the United States, Canada, India, and Scotland, Accounting for Social Value provides a unique perspective for understanding key issues in this growing field.

Link to the book.

Slow week in New Orleans coming up

Darlene Wolnik — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:30:57 +0000

I hope all Slow Food leaders come visit us in May. If you do, let me know, I’ll be leading one of the tours.….

Slow Food USA National Leadership Conference
May 17 — May 19, 2013
New Orleans

Come to the French Quarter of New Orleans for a national gathering of Slow Food chapter leaders and volunteers. Connect with fellow leaders, experience the local culture and build your skills and knowledge in workshops designed just for you.

Who: Slow Food USA Chapter Leaders and Representatives
When: Friday, May 17 at 9:00am — Sunday, May 19 at 3:00pm
Where: Astor Crowne Hotel, 739 Canal Street (at Bourbon Street)
French Quarter, New Orleans
Highlights:

Town Hall Q&A with new Executive Director Richard McCarthy
Skills Building & Informational Workshops
Traditional Crawfish & Shrimp Boil Dinner (with Veg options!) at The Edible Schoolyard
Louisiana’s Ark of Taste Foods and Heritage Dishes
Slow Food Tent at the Bayou Boogaloo Festival
Cultural Tours & Side Trips
Live Jazz, fresh fish and fun in the heart of the French Quarter. Need we say more?

Jenga Mwendo

Darlene Wolnik — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:30:29 +0000

Jenga is the founder of Backyard Gardeners Network in Lower 9th Ward, raw food entrepreneur and in this video, is talking about her excellent work in the lower 9th ward section of New Orleans. Jenga’s garden will be on my Slow Food tour May 18th. If you believe in community food systems at their most collective and grassroots level, you may want to check her work out more and support her efforts:

BGN

This is one of my favorite pieces about New Orleans, written by Jenga as a response to a unworthy story by NYT about lower 9:
Jenga’s response to NYT

What the Nonprofit Annual Report Is, Why It Is Necessary, But More Importantly – How It Can Be Powerful In Increasing A Nonprofit’s Fundraising, Volunteers, Public Relations, and Marketing Results

Darlene Wolnik — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:30:02 +0000

Excellent information to consider:

Seeking Grant Money Today: What the Nonprofit Annual Report Is, Why It Is Necessary, But More Importantly – How It Can Be Powerful In Increasing A Nonprofit's Fundraising, Volunteers, Public Relations, and Marketing Results.