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CPRCD Announces Award Winners
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Leaping Lamb Farm Stay, a member of Farm Stay USA. Photo by Scottie Jones |
The 2010 CPRCD Annual Awards recognize outstanding contributions and innovations that further the organization's goals and mission. These winners received their awards at the CPRCD Annual Meeting on September 16.
- 2010 Partner of the Year - USDA Rural Development: For outstanding staff & financial assistance in supporting CPRCD projects for small rural businesses & farms, including Oregon Country Trails, Farm Stay USA, Truffle Feasibility Study & Cascade Pacific RC&D Energy Program.
- 2010 Project of the Year - Siuslaw Watershed Council: For commitment to watershed health by facilitating the planting of 600 acres of riparian vegetation in the Siuslaw Basin & Coastal Lakes, 1998-2010. See article below, "Special Thanks to Siuslaw Watershed Council."
- 2010 Contractor of the Year - Terry Johnson: For exceptional leadership & achievement in developing & managing the Cascade Pacific RC&D Energy Program.
- Special Recognition - Karl Morgenstern: For outstanding leadership, innovation & vision as President of Oregon Association of RC&D Councils (2008- 2010) & President of Cascade Pacific RC&D (2008-2010).
- Special Recognition - Connie Karr: For outstanding diplomacy, problem solving & support as Vice President of Cascade Pacific RC&D, 2009-2010.
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Local Food Connection ~ February 7, 2011
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The 2011 Local Food Connection – Linking Farmers, Ranchers, Fishers and Food Buyers will be held on Monday, February 7 at Lane Community College (LCC) in Eugene, Oregon. This event is presented by Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development, and sponsored by EWEB, Oregon Tilth, LCC, Organically Grown Company, GloryBee Foods, First Alternative Co-op, Verve Northwest, Stahlbush Island Farms, Lochmead Dairy and Good Company.
Now in its fifth year, the Local Food Connection brings together local food producers and buyers to make business connections and share information about building and maintaining strong sustainable food networks. After the 2010 conference, attendees estimated that the new business relationships they made resulted in increased revenues of up to $670,000!
Register online now using our secure server.
Questions? Contact Willow Cordain, LFC Event Coordinator, at localfoodcx@gmail.com or 541-821-1332.
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2011 Local Food Connection Agenda (subject to change) |
| 7:30 am ~ Registration begins (local food continental breakfast provided) |
| 8:30 ~ Welcoming remarks |
| 8:40 ~ Keynote address: Local Business Success Stories (Panel) |
| 10:00 ~ Morning workshops: |
- Buying & Selling to Restaurants
- Online Food Marketing: FoodHub & Willamette Local Foods
- Sourcing Local Beans, Grains & Flours
- Local Food Economics in Lane County
- Energy Improvement Programs for Farms
- Farm Food Safety
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| 11:30 ~ Networking: Linking Farmers, Fishers, Ranchers & Food Buyers |
| 12:30 pm ~ Lunch, tradeshow & networking |
| 2:00 ~ Afternoon workshops: |
- Buying & Selling to Grocery Stores
- Social Marketing: Case Studies
- Buying & Selling to Hospitals, Schools & Higher Education
- Getting Your Meat to Market: Successful Supply Chain Partnerships
- How will Climate Change Affect Your Food Business?
- Documentary film: "Ingredients"
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3:30 ~ Closing comments
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2010-11 Calendar |
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Fifth Western Native Plants Conference |
Portland |
December 7-9, 2010
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Oregon Truffle Festival |
Eugene |
January 28-30, 2011 |
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Local Food Connection |
Lane Community College, Eugene |
February 7, 2011 |
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Organicology |
Portland |
February 10-12, 2011 |
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Food Justice, Security & Sustainability Conference |
University of Oregon, Eugene |
Keynote speaker:
Vandana Shiva |
February 21-23, 2011 |
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OSU Extension Small Farms Conference |
OSU LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis |
February 26, 2011 |
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 Will Tucker Joins CPRCD Board
Linn County Commissioner Will Tucker joined the CPRCD Board of Directors in September.
Will is a native Oregonian who has lived in Linn County for over 30 years. He and has wife have three adult children and seven grandchildren who are also Linn County residents.
Will worked for Hewlett Packard in manufacturing and marketing positions for over 29 years. In late 2001, he joined Core Communications as VP of sales and marketing. He as worked as a real estate broker since 2004, and was elected Linn County Commissioner in 2009.
Welcome, Will!
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Special Thanks to Siuslaw Watershed Council
CPRCD extends special thanks to Siuslaw Watershed Council, winner of CPRCD's Project of the Year award for its annual “Siuslaw Riparian Restoration & Release” project. Liz Vollmer-Buhl and Nancy Nichols accepted the award for the Council at CPRCD's Annual Meeting in September.
Since 1999, this project has annually distributed 10,000 native tree & shrub seedlings to over 300 landowners in the Siuslaw watershed to plant along stream banks on their properties. Each year this activity restores 50 acres of stream habitat in the Siuslaw watershed.
In the long term, the project benefits water quality for threatened salmon species by reducing stream temperature and erosion, and providing native flora that attracts the insects salmon eat. Landowners receive hands-on instruction on how to plant and maintain the young tree and shrub seedlings. The Council monitors the success of the new plantings each year, and provides mowing or spraying services the following spring to remove competing vegetation and improve survival for the young plants.
This annual event provides education to local landowners and jobs in the community. Cascade Pacific thanks the Siuslaw Watershed Council for its tireless dedication to restore stream habitat and provide local watershed restoration jobs each year.
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New CPRCD Staff
Amy Crawford has joined the CPRCD staff as Finance Officer. She replaces Jennifer Held, who retired after serving as Finance Manager for five years.
Amy has lived in the Willamette Valley all her life. She is a graduate of Oregon State University and a licensed Certified Public Accountant. She started her career in public accounting, working with and auditing several not-for profit and governmental entities. She is knowledgeable in federal grant reporting, auditing standards and informational tax reporting for not-for-profit entities.
Amy is active in her community and is a Treasurer for Sustainable Salem, an organization aimed at connecting the community with its farmers, artists and craftsman. She enjoys spending time outdoors, gardening and sharing the art of food preservation as a Master Preserver and volunteer for the Marion County Extension Office. She is excited to work with an organization focused on sustainability and strengthening community networks. Feel free to contact her at amy@cascadepacific.org or 541-967-5925 ext 129.
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Questions, comments or stories? Please contact Sarah Minier Johnson: sarah@cascadepacific.org.
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