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County CROPS passes; farm will be created to feed poor people
Jeff's resolution to create a “County CROPS – Community Reaps Our Produce and Shares,” an agricultural project intended feed hungry people passed with 4 votes; Commissioner McKeel was absent. Check out the news coverage:
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Posted on May 28, 2009
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Posted by: Dave Regan - May 30, 2009 03:15 PM
Mr. Cogen,
What an excellent idea. AM glad you've advanced this. Food security as well as poverty relief issues tie in here. Criticism about high startup or operational costs could be easily justified if you will consider adding a green training (educational) component which would also employ homeless or jobless low-income people.
For further ideas along these lines, please see our website.
http://green-projects-for-homeless.wikispaces.com/
Dave
RWS Committee
Irvington Neighborhood
Portland, Oregon
(503) 784-5128
Posted by: Carol Boutard, Ayers Creek Farm - May 31, 2009 12:09 AM
Dear Commissioner Cogen and Ms. Madrigal,
I applaud your excellent plan; simple and incredibly difficult at the same time. There are many people who will line up to tell the world that such an idea is not practical and just a few, such as yourselves, who go ahead and make it happen. I am sure you have lots of help, but I look forward to a chance to lend any support I can. May you have all the success in the world. I will be in touch to see if there is any practical support that we can offer you.
Carol Boutard
Ayers Creek Farm
Gaston, Oregon
503-985-3556
Posted by: Carol Boutard, Ayers Creek Farm - May 31, 2009 12:09 AM
Dear Commissioner Cogen and Ms. Madrigal,
I applaud your excellent plan; simple and incredibly difficult at the same time. There are many people who will line up to tell the world that such an idea is not practical and just a few, such as yourselves, who go ahead and make it happen. I am sure you have lots of help, but I look forward to a chance to lend any support I can. May you have all the success in the world. I will be in touch to see if there is any practical support that we can offer you.
Carol Boutard
Ayers Creek Farm
Gaston, Oregon
503-985-3556