I believe Jeff Furman and Sara Hess typically rely on phone contact and are listed in the directory.
Bethany Ryan Hottle wrote: > Dear Sustainable Tompkins: > A lot of information has come through in the last few days regarding the > establishment of a Community Food Preservation Center. I have assimilated > the following information that many folks have written about on the list > serve on the topic. If anyone is interested in having a small, informal > meeting within the next couple weeks, let's discuss. > > Thanks, > Ryan D. Hottle > > *Community Food Preservation Center > > *LEAD CONTACTS: > (Folks who have expressed interest thus far or who have been recommended) > > *Katie Quinn-Jacobs*: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PreparedTompkins.org, IthaCan > > *Elan Shapiro*: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sustainable Tompkins > Community Partnership Coordinator > > *Duncan L Hilchey*: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Senior Extension Associate Community > and Rural Development Institute at Cornell University > > *Robert Morache*: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Energy, Transport, Food Visionary > > *Ryan Hottle*: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Building Energy Analyst, Peak Oil > Activist > > *Jeff Furman*: <no email available yet> (Recommended resource by Tony Del > Plato) > > *Bob Rossi*: <no email available yet> (Recommended by > > *Sandra Repp*: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cornell Extension Office > > *Carole Fisher*: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Community Educator at CCE-Tompkins > > > > EXAMPLES: > > Food Processors conference in Poughkeepsie at the Hudson Valley Food Works > > Victory Gardens (http://www.earthlypursuits.com/WarGarV/WarGard15.htm) > > ISSUES: > > * Multiple food processing: canning, dehydrating, fermenting, > > freezing, etc > > * Tie-in with job training programs > > * Living wage > > * Green building > > * Green technologies: preserving techniques & equipment > > * Use seasonal surplus from local farmers > > * Processors are member-owners, not renters > > * Contract pre-season with local farmers > > * Share resources (equipment, advertising) with off-site local > > preservers > > * Certification: USDA, NYS DOH, Organic, Kosher > > * Possible Locations: East Hill Plaza, Downtown, South Hill, near IFM > > > > ORGANIZATIONS: > > IthaCan Network > > TCLocal > > Cornell Ag Extension Agency > > Sustainable Tompkins > > PreparedTompkins.org > > > > NEXT STEPS: > > Set up meeting through Sustainable Tompkins and TCLocal > > Start discussions with experts in field > > Study Example Projects > > > > RESOURCES: > > http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/dec2007/sb20071214_603976.htm > > http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/7280/1/Resurgence-of-Community-Canneries.html > > http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/ > > http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1977-07-01/Home-Canning-Away-From-Home.aspx > > http://www.earthlypursuits.com/WarGarV/WarGard15.htm > _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
