June 1976 RAIN Page J 9 FOOD-AND NUTRITION Big Zucchini Gardens 1 12860 136* Ave., N.E. • Kirkland, WA 98033 · 206/TA2-8561 They have rototilling services',,fertilizer . and insecticides for sale. Please call before 'dropping in. Experiment Station Communicatiohs Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station .- Oregon State University Corvallis, 0 R ,97 331 503/7 54-3615 You probably should check \\;'ith the Extension agents in Multnomah and Washington counties for information on urban agriculture in your area. Some counties will soon have urban horticulturists at the E.xtension offices, and they will be valuable resource persons for their·communities. I don't know whether the county offices in your area will have them, but I suspect they will. Again, checi< with the county offices first. Also, there's a study underway at the •North Willamette Experiment Station near Aurora (one of our branch stations) testing the value of sewage sludge as a fer-tilizer for Oregon soiL The ·work isn't finished yet, but if you want an update for RAIN, call Lloyd Martin; superintendent of the station, and he can fill you·in. His phone number is 678-1264. (l.jnda McCormick) Fed-Up Cooperative Wholesale_r 304 E. 1st Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada 872-0712 Can give information on food co-ops throughout BC. Ecumenical Me(ropolitan Ministry P.O. Box 12272 Seattle, WA 98122 A hunger response program. They have a gleaning project for picking fruit for distribution to hungry people after the machines hav~ gone through: I The Hunger Action Center Olympia, WA 98.S0S 2 06/8·66-669 5 They have given away ove;r $50,000 in mini-grants to innovative projects deal- .ing with hunger and world food prob- • lems. Six garden pr,ojects, six co-ops or buying clubs, five farmers' markets, two protein projects, two food-energy relationship, and t\\lo ·nutrition education projects, two information services, one apprenticeship program, one food organizjng project and two cai:ining programs. Whew! • Universalist Food & Famine Study Group ' • 302 Conifer N.E. Corvallis, OR 97330 They're workin~ locally to encourage lm\.'.er en~rgy lifestyles and public awareness of world food production and problems. They have a monthly newsletter called Options (free?) Northwest Organic Food Producers' Association Rt. 2, Box 2152 Toppenish, WA 9894'8 509/865-55 34 Membership is $5/yr. and includes their newsletter. If you want to be a certified organic farmer, these are the people to be in touch with . .,.,---.:..~.,,,. Oregon-Washington Farmer's Union. Willamette Bldg., Sulte 3 5 215 Front St.;'N.E. Salem, OR 97310 Presently ha·s successfully gotten an initiative presented to limit corp-orate farming and size of farms in Oregon. Tilth P.O. Box 2382 . Olympia, WA 98507 Our good friends at Tilth are continuing their hard work to·network pr-oduce truckers, sellers, and experimenters. • They're the ones to as'k about farmers, • markets, oommunity gardens, agricul.- tural research (biological pest control, slug eating, ·etc.), land trusts, agri-business reports, etc., ~tc. Their most recent projects include a propc;>sal for a N.W. Trade Network (write O.J. Lougheed for details) and - COMMUNITY continued from page 17 Interstate Library Planning Group Directory c/o Marion Otteraaen Longview Public Library 1600 Louisiana Longview, WA 98632 206/42 3-2 340 A ve~y unique attempt at breaking down the fibrary resources of the 12 county area around Portland/Vancouver. It is a subject indexed guide to·librarians who would be willing to share their avocational expertises. The su~ject range is intriguing, including: costume history, nutrition, open space schools, urban geography,, videotapes, violin, ·energy, and over 100 other subjects. (SJ) • an experi111ental greenh~use/aquaculture project at their Pragtree Farm (see p. 17) . in this _issue). Mark Musick has been co- ·, ordinating a course called Tools for Transition at the Pacific Science Center. Gigi Coe 'has been working with Wilson Clark on the relationship b'etw~en land use and energy as part of a study for the Conservation Foundation. Becky Deryckx is working with the Evergreen Land Trust. Their monthly newsletterstill $5/yr.-is the best bargain going. It's always chock full of good, new information. We read it avidly cover to cover each month. They're also looking for one or two apprentices to work on the Pragtree •Solar greenhouse/aquaculture experiment. Decision will be made by June 1. Write directly to Pragtree Farm, Rt. 2, Box 190-A, Arlingtqn, W.A 98223. International Food Storage Assoc. 5806 114th Ave., N.E: Kirkland, WA 98~3 3 206/827-4378 Their goal -is to warn everyone to store food and to supply the "how-to" they need. Current research covers proper utilization of stored items, alternate sources of food (single cell proteins and yeasts), new items fo_r food storag_e, and bees. They're just about to.publish a new pap.er on seed sprouting. Informa- ·tion requests come from as far away as South Africa. flease enclose SASE for requests. Places to Buy Seeds Abundant Life Seeds P.O. Box 30018 Seattle, WA 98103 50¢ for their tree-shaped catalogue. \ I Nichol's Garden-Nursery 1190 North Pac;ific Hwy. Al,bany, OR 97321 (LdeM) Cable TV Service in Oregon, '75-'76 Extension Communications Ad S 422 , Oregon ·state University Corvallis, OR 97331 The Extension Service continues to be a primary facilitator for the growth and use of cable TV systems. This is a useful catalog, beginning with what the access to privately owned cable systems is now. It reveals that there is quite a bit of availability w_aiting for the right people. (SJ) This section was drastically cut. We hope to continue in next issue, including community broadcasting, video work, etc. '[ell us what you 're doing. I
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