[Sdpg] Permaculture and Food Forests Gain the Greatest National Attention Yet:

Sun Mar 11 09:26:58 PDT 2012

*Permaculture and Food Forests Gain the Greatest National Attention Yet:*

/*The time for collaborative public poly-cultures has come- */
Here are two beautiful fruiting bodies everyone is admiring from coast 
to coast,
as the wide web of permaculture projects spread spores of inspiration 
across the nation:

*University of Mass. Permaculture Progam* wins nation wide competition, 
the White House's 'Campus Champions of Change Challenge'. Accepting the 
award next week, a team of 15 U Mass Permaculturists will be honored at 
the White House by the president.

And, the collaborative community design process and fruit-full vision of 
the (yet to be planted) *Beacon Hill Food Forest in Seattle*, has 
captured the imagination of the nation, with an AP news article and a 
national radio interview with Food Forester Jenny Pell.

Let us celebrate these accolades for our allies, while we continue the 
some times new, but often long term, local work that builds the 
foundation for a fruit-full future, and a nourishing now.

Details below-

*UMass permaculture program wins White House campus challenge vote*
By SCOTT MERZBACH
Staff Writer Amherst Gulletin
Friday, March 9, 2012
When University of Massachusetts students eat at the Franklin Dining 
Commons, they can look outside to see some portion of their food growing 
in a garden that has earned the university national recognition.
The UMass effort to use more locally grown food, put more land to 
productive use and give students a better understanding of where their 
food comes from, known as the permaculture program, won the White 
House's Campus Champions of Change Challenge as the best embodiment of 
"the president's goal to win the future."
/*Link to the full article here:*/
http://www.gazettenet.com/2012/03/09/umass-garden-honored-by-white-house

Blog on the Permaculture Institiute of Australia by Ryan Harb, U Mass 
Student,
*UMass Permaculture Wins White House Campus Champions of Change Challenge!*
by Ryan Harb March 7, 2012
We did it everyone! It is now official. The UMass Permaculture team will 
be heading to the White House on March 15! This has been an amazing and 
inspiring week to see the voting results unfold and be in the center of 
it all. I can’t thank everyone enough for the support you’ve provided us 
with.
*/Read entire blog post at link here:/*
http://permaculture.org.au/2012/03/07/umass-permaculture-wins-white-house-campus-champions-of-change-challenge/

'Living on Earth'
Public Radio International's Environmental News Magazine
*Seattle Food Forest*
Air Date: Week of March 9, 2012
Plans are underway to establish a seven-acre food forest in the heart of 
Seattle. The forest will feature a variety of food-bearing trees, 
shrubs, and vines, and be free and open to the public. Host Bruce 
Gellerman talks with permaculture expert Jenny Pell about how efforts 
like this one can change the landscape and culture of American cities.
*/link to the entire radio segment (both audio and transcription) here:/*
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=12-P13-00010&segmentID=7 <http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=12-P13-00010&segmentID=7>

This AP story on the Beacon Hill Food Forest Project was picked up 
nation wide- by Huffington Post, Washington Post, even Forbes, in 
addition to many local papers.
*In Seattle, plans for a harvestable 'food forest'*
By MANUEL VALDES, Associated Press
March 7, 2012
SEATTLE (AP) — A plot of grass sits in the middle of Seattle, feet from 
a busy road and on a hill that overlooks the city's skyline. But it's no 
ordinary patch of green. Residents hope it will become one of the 
country's largest "food forests."
The park, which will start at 2 acres and grow to 7, will offer city 
dwellers a chance to pick apples, plums and other crops right from the 
branch.
"I think it's a great opportunity for the people of Seattle to be able 
to connect to the environment," said Maureen Erbe, who walked her two 
dogs next to the plot on a recent overcast day.
Would she pluck some fruits from the forest?
"Heck yes, I love a good blueberry. You're not from Seattle if you don't 
like a good blueberry," she said.
/*Link to the full article here:*/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jja8sNJC0lrM_2GJyROBmz9aEycg?docId=4db073432c684e2887febdad50ad9ce9

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Keep it Juicy!
JV

John Valenzuela, Chairperson
Golden Gate Chapter, California Rare Fruit Growers
http://www.crfg.org/chapters/golden_gate/index.htm

Cornucopia Food Forest Gardens
John Valenzuela Permaculture Services
Horticulturist, Consultant, Educator
California, Hawai'i phone: (415) 246-8834
e-mail: johnvalenzuela at hotmail dot com
http://cornucopiafoodforest.wordpress.com/
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