Dearest Community Gardening friends We will be participating in the national Food Day campaign organized by *Center for Science in the Public Interest* <http://www.cspinet.org/> on October 24 here in Lexington KY.
I know many of us are involved on a daily basis in activities/projects/campaigns that* "celebrate our food system when it works, and fix it when it’s broken".*...but I still encourage your participation in this coordinated national effort that helps build what Will Allen of Growing Power calls the *Good Food Revolution!!* ** *Use the forwarded email message below to gather more information and join the national campaign. * ** with lotsa love and hugs!! Jim Embry ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eliza Warren <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 2:50 PM Subject: Food Day 2013--Lexington To: [email protected] Dear Mr. Embry, I am writing to see if you and your organization would like to be involved in the Food Day campaign this fall. Food Day <http://www.foodday.org/> is a nationwide celebration and a movement toward sustainable, affordable and healthy food that builds all year long and culminates in a day of action on October 24 every year. It aspires to celebrate our food system when it works, and fix it when it’s broken. Food Day is supported by hundreds of national groups and organizations, including the American Public Health Association, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, National WIC Association, National Education Association, Earth Day Network, and many more. Last year, community volunteers organized more than 3,200 events in all 50 states to celebrate Food Day; our 2012 *Campaign Report*<https://foodday.nationbuilder.com/assets/pages/24/FoodDay_Report_2012_Final__SMALL.pdf>has more detailed information and highlighted events. It looks like there are some exciting things shaping up for Food Day in Lexington this year, and we'd love to have you involved! I hope you will be interested in discussing how the Lexington Food Policy Council might want to be involved in the Food Day effort this year. Would you be available for a phone call sometime in the coming week? I also wanted to direct you to a recent Food Day webinar<http://www.foodday.org/multimedia>that focused on food policy change--Mark Winne gives some great advice for food policy councils! Across the country, health officials, nutritionists, college, advocates for farmworker justice and animal welfare, environmentalists, farmers, responsible companies, chefs, parents, and teachers are sponsoring activities urging Americans to Eat Real. How can you get involved? Use the momentum around Food Day to introduce healthier foods into diet. Ask your employer to announce an office wellness policy or to participate in a community supported agriculture program. Or, introduce cooking lessons in your school or plant a vegetable garden. Here are a few other ways to get involved depending on your time, interest and resources: - Join the conversation about Food Day priority issues on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/FoodDayEatReal>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/foodday2013>, and Pinterest<http://pinterest.com/foodday/> . - Host an event<http://www.foodday.org/users/event_pages/new?parent_id=90>or organize an activity, whether large or small. - Coordinate Food Day activity for your area. - Attend events <http://www.foodday.org/events> in your community. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, *Eliza Warren-Shriner* Intern, Food Day *Center for Science in the Public Interest* <http://www.cspinet.org/> 1220 L St. NW, Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20005 202.777.8376 *www.foodday.org* <http://www.foodday.org/> Find Food Day on *Facebook* <http://www.facebook.com/FoodDayEatReal> and * Twitter* <https://twitter.com/FoodDay2013> (#FoodDay2013) -- *jim embry 859-270-3699 Lexington,KY Sustainable Communities Network*, http://sustainlex.org/ "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." ~Arundhati Roy "Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable ... It comes only through the tireless efforts and passionate concern of dedicated individuals ... This is no time for apathy nor complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action."~— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. ~Albert Einstein "We didn't inherit the earth from our parents. We're borrowing it from our children." Chief Seattle (1788-1866) Suquamish/Duwamish Chief *In modesty and humility, be like the Earth! In tolerance for others, be like the sea! In generosity and helping others, be like a gentle breeze! In compassion for others, and especially for yourself, Be like the Sun!* -- *jim embry 859-270-3699 Lexington,KY Sustainable Communities Network*, http://sustainlex.org/ "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." ~Arundhati Roy "Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable ... It comes only through the tireless efforts and passionate concern of dedicated individuals ... This is no time for apathy nor complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action."~— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. ~Albert Einstein "We didn't inherit the earth from our parents. We're borrowing it from our children." 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