Everyone is now signed up with the exception of Jerry Ralston and I will check with him to see to make sure he got the invitation. I posted this link a long time ago in my Red, Blue & Green Blog associated with the EPB. I wish everyone in Glasgow could see that video from the PBS show Now. It would certainly make it much easier for us to get our message across.
How about weighing in with some ideas for a name for our initiative. What about the proposed date for the next meeting?
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Bounty of the Barrens Market
Sustainable Glasgow Board Members: Jerry Ralston, President, William Travis MD, Dan Iacconi, Suzanne Barrow, Louise Mann, William Ray, Joe Trigg, Sarah Shirley, Kristin Hildabrand, and Andy Moore.
FAQ about Bounty of the Barrens Market 2015:
The market will be in its winter location at the Barren County Cooperative Extension Office, on second and fourth Saturday mornings from now through mid April!
We are going to have some very cool enhancements to the 2015 market. We are reworking our layout to allow the vendors to be closer together so it is easier for our patrons to visit all of the vendor tents. We are also happy to announce that we will have a special guest vendor each Saturday -- someone with some special item that is not normally seen at the market. We will have more on this later.
Want to be a vendor at this year's BOTBFM? Click here for information about becoming a vendor.
NOTICE!
Keep monitoring this spot and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sustainableglasgow for information about upcoming music performances and other events at the market.
We also have a Facebook page now for the market at www.facebook.com/botbfm check it out too!
FAQ about Bounty of the Barrens Market 2015:
The market will be in its winter location at the Barren County Cooperative Extension Office, on second and fourth Saturday mornings from now through mid April!
We are going to have some very cool enhancements to the 2015 market. We are reworking our layout to allow the vendors to be closer together so it is easier for our patrons to visit all of the vendor tents. We are also happy to announce that we will have a special guest vendor each Saturday -- someone with some special item that is not normally seen at the market. We will have more on this later.
Want to be a vendor at this year's BOTBFM? Click here for information about becoming a vendor.
NOTICE!
Keep monitoring this spot and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sustainableglasgow for information about upcoming music performances and other events at the market.
We also have a Facebook page now for the market at www.facebook.com/botbfm check it out too!
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Sustainable Glasgow is dedicated to the development of the theory, and practice, of sustainable living in the Barren County area. We seek to provide the ideas, information, education, infrastructure, and political will, that inspires and facilitates community members to bring about systemic changes in all of our institutions that are necessary to create a sustainable economy for the region surrounding Glasgow, Kentucky.
Sustainable Glasgow, Inc. is now approved by IRS as a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt charity and all contributions to SG are tax deductible. A copy of our application and IRS certification can be found at this link
In the interest of total transparency, this link takes you to a copy of our 2015 approved budget. This helps you understand why we need to raise funds and how those funds are spent in pursuit of our mission.
Sustainable Glasgow, Inc. is now approved by IRS as a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt charity and all contributions to SG are tax deductible. A copy of our application and IRS certification can be found at this link
In the interest of total transparency, this link takes you to a copy of our 2015 approved budget. This helps you understand why we need to raise funds and how those funds are spent in pursuit of our mission.
Our Favorite Links - Our Vendors and Our Friends
- Esters Farm Baked Goods
- Tubb's Farmstead
- Glasgow Greenway Proposed Route
- Bicycles of the Barrens Facebook
- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
- Sustainable Glasgow's Facebook Site
- Kentucky Farmers Market Association
- Our Own Kenny's Country Cheese
- Main EPB Blog Site (The Red, Blue & Green)
- Sustainable Communities Network
- Local Harvest (this one is really cool)
- Green Market Cooperative
- BALLE - Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
- Kentucky Proud
- Kentucky Market Maker
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4 comments:
This is a great website to poke around in http://www.sustainabletable.org/
It has a lot of the issue we are discussing. I particularly like the "3 steps to sustainability" link under the introduction tab.
Possible names for our group should consider our direction and ultimate goals...Not too broad but also not too specific...
Sustainable Community Development Project (SCDP)
Local Agriculural Community Initiative (LACI)
Local Economy and Agriculture Project (LEAP)
Local Sustainable Economy Initative
(LSEI)
Glasgow Sustainable Food Economy Initative (GSFEI)
Glasgow/Barren Sustainable Agricultural Project (GBSAP)
Or some combination of this wording. Any ideas? I'm probably missing some key "buzz" words.
Also as a mission/organizational statement: To create, promote and expand local food markets that will preserve our agricultural heritage, increase access to fresh/local food products and keep our farmers farming. Our mission is to collaboratively expand regional community-based food systems that are locally owned and controlled and to educate the public regarding access to the local food systems.
Finally, I really like this website as a possible model for what we are working towards
http://www.asapconnections.org/ It shows local markets, calendar of events, highlights when local produce is in season, etc. I think the format is very good.
I think we are on the same track on a name. Seems to me that some combination of the words: Barrens, Sustainable, Economy, Food, Local, Area, Glasgow are all likely members of the name. Do you think we need to find one that produces a catchy acronym?
The mission statement is interesting as well. Do we want to limit it to just food issues? I really want the flexibility to move on to other more comprehensive localism issues. The site www.sconnect.org is really nice and has a lot of ideas we could steal about mission statement and principles we believe in.
This is from the Sustainable Connections web site...would not be a bad place for us to start!
What We Do, Values & History
Vision:
We envision a thriving, collaborative community in which local businesses are prosperous and contribute to a healthy environment and the well-being of all citizens.
Mission:
To be the local forum where businesses come together to transform and model an economy built on sustainable practices.
We work with local, independently owned businesses that have the autonomy to make any transformational change in their business that they can imagine… reexamining where we buy goods and services, how we consume energy, grow and distribute our food, build homes, and even, how we define success in business. Sustainable Connections is supporting a community of innovators in green building, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, supporting independent businesses in town centers, and mentoring a new breed of entrepreneurs that have designed their business with a sustainable vision.
No, I agree on not limiting it to food. It was just a catchy mission statement I found on a similar site. I forgot to link it. I will do so.
Your example is much more comprehensive and looks like it addresses a much broader concept. I like it. I'm running out of creative name ideas. I will keep thinking and focus on a broader context.
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