Local Food News

  • Food Film: July 2012

    FOOD MOVIES AT THE GRANGE: THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA! In some countries children pick crops for 14 hours a day. The United States is one of those countries! The Food Film Festival, co-sponsored by the Dairy Creek Community Food Web (DCCFW) and the Forest Grove Grange, continues with “THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA”, an eye-opening documentary exposing the…

  • “Lexicon of Sustainability” exhibit update

    Did you miss The Lexicon of Sustainability photo-art exhibit when it was displayed in the Forest Grove Grange Hall in March?  You can catch this art installation again,  at Ecotrust in Portland, OR now through June.  There will be a splash about it on the Ecotrust Blog, coming out soon. For July and August, The…

  • GMOs – Why We Should Be Concerned

    Provided by DCCFW guest writer Clinton Lindsey,  on May 1st, 2012 Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are a major topic of concern today for food industry professionals and everyday people alike. What are they? Who makes them? And most importantly, why should we be so concerned about them? The answer may surprise you, for it…