A new organization is being formed in Fairhope to address the issue of local food production. The first general public meeting of the Local Food Production Initiative will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 9 in the first floor auditorium of the Fairhope Public Library in downtown Fairhope. Everyone interested is invited to attend.
Among the issues that the Local Food Production Initiative will look into are establishing a community garden in Fairhope; expanding and promoting the Fairhope Farmers Market; encouraging the preservation of agricultural land by conservation easements or other incentives; and public education on the benefits of and opportunities for obtaining locally produced food.
For additional information about the Local Food Production Initiative contact Elaine Snyder-Conn at 251-990-4751, or Edward Lawrence at 251-928-4646 or edfairhope at bellsouth dot net.
ALSO: There will be a fund-raising jazz listening and big band dance event on Saturday, June 7 to raise funds for the newly formed Local Food Production Initiative. Music will be by the Dr. Jazz Normand Dance Orchestra with vocalist Lauren Jackson
The big band dance will be held at the Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship, 1150 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, across from the Baldwin County Satellite Court House, a few blocks east of U.S. 98. Dancing practice & tips 6:30 to 7 p.m.; the music & dance is 7 to 10:30 p.m. Dressy or sporty-casual. The requested contribution is $10 per person, $15 for two people. Hot hors d’oeuvres (no alcohol).
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There was a story in Wednesday’s Baldwin Register about the Local Food Production Initiative. It discussed some reasons for the current interest in local food sources, and of particular relevance to us, the issue of disappearing agricultural land.
There sure has been lots of media coverage of the locavore movement lately! I guess that’s one positive consequence of increased fuel costs! Environmentalists have been saying that we need a real grass-roots surge to push forward some long-overdue changes, and who knows, maybe this will be enough to do it.