All of us who share a concern over the crisis facing both the small farmer and the whole future of agriculture in America have an opportunity to voice our concerns (for what it's worth) with Secretary Bob Berglund at his regional Public Meetings on The Structure of Agriculture. In the Northwest, that meeting will be held Dec. 12 at the Ridpath Motor Inn, 515 West 1st, Spokane, Washington, from 9 to 5. To find out where and when yours will be held or to r_equest to speak at it, write Project Coordmator, Structure of Agriculture Public Meetings, Dept. of Agriculture Washington, DC 20250. Include your' name, address and phone number, plus a brief description of the content of your presentation. The Community Renewal Team of Greater Hartford, Inc. is looking for a person _with a_t ~east three years experience with activism/advocacy in the area of food and nutrition to become its Community Food and Nutrition Program Director. Duties would include wo_rking with federal and state agencies to m_c~ease the effectiveness of existing nutnt10n programs, conduct various workshops etc. which would educate people about nutrition, generate alternatives to help low income people acquire a nutritionally sound diet, provide technical assistance to food program staff and others. Salary is $12,000 yearly, plus benefits. A B.A. is required. Contact: Personnel Office, Community Renewal Team of Greater Hartford 3580 Main St., Hartford, CT 06120. FREE and GOOD: Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet and co-author of Food First: Beyond the Myth ofScarcity, will speak at a conference on "Food and Hunger" November 16 and 17 at the Northwest Service Center, 1819 N.W. Everett, Port~and, OR. Frances will speak Friday evenmg, but both Friday and Saturday will be filled with workshops on the food industry, food stamps, changes in attitude towards food, etc. For schedules and information contact the Nutrition Information Center in Portland (503) 235-9672. ' The California Tax Reform Association is sponsoring what sounds like a terrific "teach-in" on Tax Justice. At this year's Conference on Alternative State and Local Policies many ofus bemoaned our lack of training in economics and tax issues. This "teach-in" can provide some of that education. The scheduled speakers are Gar Alperovitz, Tom Hayden, Michael Harrington, Heather Booth and former California Governor Pat Brown. The date: Dec. 1. The Site: the International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, Beach & Mason Sts., San Francisco, CA, at Fisherman's Wharf The Fee: $15 to individuals $10 to groups of three or more. (The suggestion was made that groups could buy them cheap and resell them for a little cash.) Write to "Teach-In", 1107 9th St., Suite 915, Sacramento, CA 95814. The Northwest Provender Alliance is holding its third annual conference on an alternative food system in the Northwest on Nov. 9-11 at Camp Collins near Sandy, Oregon. A variety of speakers and workshops will be held as well as displays from various organizations. Registration fee is $22 before Oct. 31 and $27 thereafter. Contact: Food Conference, 1505 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122. E~ergy ~eso~rce Group, a new group in W1sconsm (with a long good history as ~me of the better CAP programs around) 1s sponsoring a two-day training workshop titled Liquid Fuel From Alcohol Nov. 10 & 11 in Eau Claire, WI. The workshop will feature Drs. Paul Middough from South Dakota and Tom Abels from Minnesota plus others. On Sunday there will be a public forum on Decentralized Energy with Amory Lovins and Doug LaFollett. Fee is $50. Sited at the District 1 Voe. Tech in Eau Claire, you can write ERG at Winding Road Farm, Route 2, Box 110, Boyceville, WI 54725, for more info. Another Wisconsin energy conference will be held on Pee. 7, 8 & 9. Funded by Rural America and conducted by The Badger State Energy Alliance, this conference is still in the planning stage as we go to press. It's called Energy Developm(;:nt and seems to be focussing on alternative fuels and the rural community.·For more info on this one write Badger State Energy AllianceCheryl Jenson, Box 68 Durand WI 54736. ' · ' There will be five workshops on Neighborhood Based Technology held bet~een now and next spring. These sessions are geared towards providing "p_ractical training for people from neighborhood organizations." The training covers a huge area including ~ola_r, greenhouses, rehabbing, weather1zat10n and several other topics of concern to urban dwellers. The workshops are sponsored by·the Civic Action Institute (1010 16th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20036). The first took place in October in Chicago, but for the rest of us the schedule is: New York-Nov. 28, 29, 30; Oakland-Dec. 12, 13, 14; San Antonio-Jan.16, 17, 18;andCharleston-Feb. 6, 7, 8. Contact: Ellie Wagener, 202/293-1461 for more info. 2270 NW Irving Portland, OR 97270
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