Passages Sustainable Food and Farming Systems - PASA
Passages Sustainable Food and Farming Systems - PASA
Passages Sustainable Food and Farming Systems - PASA
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<strong>PASA</strong> board member <strong>and</strong> conference sponsor Jerry<br />
Brunetti of Agri-Dynamics LLC detailed the connection<br />
between nutrition <strong>and</strong> cancer.<br />
In the Building a Regional Staple <strong>Food</strong>s System discussion<br />
session, attendees divided in to geo-regional<br />
groups to discuss strategies for increasing local production<br />
of staple foods.<br />
Homer Walden (third from left) of Sunnyside Farm in Dover, York Co,<br />
showed attendees his farm layout <strong>and</strong> some equipment he utilizes.<br />
Speakers Faye Burtch of Burtch Body<br />
Works, <strong>and</strong> Grace Lefever of Sonnewald<br />
Natural <strong>Food</strong>s, urged farmers <strong>and</strong> gardeners<br />
to consider a practical use for<br />
those nutrition-dense “weeds” they<br />
work so hard to eliminate — eat them<br />
or even sell them!<br />
Karl Leitzel of the Farml<strong>and</strong><br />
Preservation Artists passes the<br />
time with tunes. A portion of the<br />
proceeds from the show went to<br />
support <strong>PASA</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Centre<br />
County Farml<strong>and</strong> Trust.<br />
In addition to sharing knowledge,<br />
attendees used the Seed Swap to<br />
share their favorite regional varieties.<br />
In its second year, interest<br />
has grown significantly in the<br />
swap. Plan your garden so you can<br />
bring some seed to share for 2013!
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