No potluck this Friday, July 29th

Sorry, but we're a little short-staffed, have had some cancellations of potluck speakers, and this seems the best. Hope to see people next week, when our potlucks will start up again:

Potluck discussion topics for August

Potluck dinner at the farm (366 W Ave, Ames, IA, 50014) at 6, discussion 7-8PM

August 5th: Wangari Maathi, the Greenbelt Movement, and Catholic Social teaching

Discussion will be led by Ann Clifford, she'll talk about Wangari Maathi, her work on deforestation and women's rights in Kenya and around the world, and its influence on and from Catholic social thought.

August 12th: not yet decided

August 19th: Sustainability and Social Justice

This discussion will be led by a group of students attempting to bring more of a focus on social justice into sustainability discussions. They'll share why they think social justice issues need to be a central focus of sustainability issues and agriculture, share examples of specific sustainability and social justice issues, and invite discussion and reflection on the issues of social justice and agricultural sustainability.

August 26th: Why Work?

Alice McGary will lead a discussion about work, talking about various theories concerning work, what it means, and its importance. Come ready to talk about your work, what it means (or doesn't mean) to you!

September 2nd: Movie Night!

We're not sure of the movie yet, but hope to have a cool movie involving agriculture to project on the edge of our barn after what will be our last on-farm potluck for the year.

SLOW FOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL: Aug 21st

Sponsored by the Ames slow food people, maybe someone else, and organized by Alice McGary
3PM Porchstompers
4PM Stephanie Plant
5PM Food Gathering, Farm TOUR, Vegetable Chopping
5:30PM Potluck in a shady grove (these last two scheduled events aren't bands, unfortunately)
6:30PM Strong Like Bear

Would you like to join our team?

Below's the text from a poster I made up. If you live or might live in the Boone or Story County area, read below and see if you're interested!

We have a small CSA and grow food for the shelters, soup kitchens, and families in need in Boone and Story Counties. We're looking for new team members with skills and ideas to add to our efforts and who can help us better connect with these communities.

If you're interested in our mission, and any of the skills or projects below, give us a call or email, come to one of our planning meetings, and join our team!

Ambassador

You may already be involved with an organization in Boone or Story County, and could serve as a connection between the work of our farm and your organization.

Cook

If you're knowledgeable about a good range of vegetables and how to use them, you could help to make use of vegetables we bring to community meals or offer cooking classes to people who are getting our vegetables but don't know how to use them.

Administrator

Post our needs on volunteer sites, correspond with individuals in other organizations, publicize our workdays and community discussions.

Carpool and Bike Leader

Help people share rides to our farm and ensure that people without cars can still be part of our farm.

Worker

Help our plants, farm equipment, and building projects.

to get on our listserv where we discussion our team stuff, send an email to mustard-seed-subscribe@lists.riseup.net and you'll be in the loop!