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Home My WebLink About3/17/2010 - STAFF REPORTS - 00 March 17,2010 TO: Mayor Steve POUGNET David H.READY Mayor Pro Tern hick HUTC1ffSON Craig A.EWING Chris MILS Sharon HEIDER Giuny FOAT Michele MICI_ANl Lee'WE1GE,L City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs,CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves putrtic health and protects the environment.As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario right: now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100-producing food.locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. As you may know,a valley wide coalition, including health services, schools, food banks,non- profits,and a wide range of fnaily oriented associations,is addressing the issues relating to food security and epidermis levels of lifestyle diseases- Coachella Valley. I'm writing to ask you,as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food, and would significantly contribute to improve public health : Free city land for urban farms School and community gardens r Local organic food in schools, hospitals,food banks Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Pour-seasons farmers'markets a Community Supported Agriculture • Ownership opportunities for beginning€umiers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry,beekeeping,and-raw milk t Slow Money 'investments to€and Slow Food • Local food processing plants Thank you for your attention to this important matter. ---"Geraldine Carpentier, 5300 Waverly Drive#F14, Palm Springs, CA 92264 �.. 3��7/10 _ yT February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H_ READY Mayor Pro Tern Rick HUTCBESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon F EIDER (.ninny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs ]PO Box 2743 ]Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase -the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers'markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. SIGNATURE NAME ADDRESS February 1, 2010 TO: Mayor Steve POUGNET David H- READY Mayor Pro Tern hick HUTCHESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDER Ginny FORT Michele MICL4,N Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase -the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'11 find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter rvYa3v $.P6V,14 �'1• 3-VIW iMN }a E` pA�+a CAS o.N `�O� NATURE NAME ADDRESS A•r. 9i�4 February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tem Rick HUTCBE,SON Craig A, EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEADER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government, Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100- producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organieconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. NANE Ip `ADDRESS ��1� PS &� C�zz �, Z K;. February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tem hick HUTCHBSON Craig A- EWING Chris MILLS Sharon BEIDER 'may FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL ,City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government-Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www-organieconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter- ; a 1, SIGN NAME ADDRESS February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tern Rick HUTCIMSON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase -the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic Food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local,abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Q- •J [ O !. l NDJ9- �744/�-5 �G, - i t .IIYTf yrv�vcC4 6e.Y�. ids CA SIGNATURE NAME ADDRESS g�� February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David 11- READY Mayor Pro Tem hick HUTCHESON Craig A- EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government.Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase -the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www-organieconsumers-org Thank you far your attention to this important matter. SIGNA N ADDRESs `4 February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tem Rick HUTCHESON Craig A. SWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment, As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter_ L NAME 0��3 ��`fu v`k ADDRESS �� I February 1, 2010 TO: Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tem Rick IIUTCDESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDFR Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City orpalm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario fight now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website. www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. l vlI SIGNATURE. NAME ADDRESS n 1 February 1, 2010 TO: Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tern Rick HUTCHESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon BEIDER Chnny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase -the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers'markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. 7,�,E SIG fA NAME , l f y S5 ADDRESS D� S �5 /Z February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tem Rick FIUTCBESON Craig A EWING Chris MILLS Sharon BEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Flubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www,organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. SIGN NAME ADbRESS �� Z n R February 1, 2010 TO: Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tem Rick HUTCHESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon BEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. � l� SIGNA NAME ADDRESS i 5 �� February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tom Rick HUTCHESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon BEIDER tinny FOA.T Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government_ Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic Food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic Food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organieconsamers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. NATURE NAME fD7 S r� y]] J ✓ �'� �v February 1, 2010 TO: Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tem Rick HUTCI ESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase-the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities Far beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. ;' SrGKATURE NAME ADDRESS February 1, 2010 To : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tem Rick HUTCHESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government_Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase -the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go£arm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Tbank you for your attention to this important matter. �Sz (' UNAtbft ADDRESS February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David R READY Mayor Pro Tern Rick HUTCHESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase -the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100- producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food hubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.orgarucconsumers.erg Thank you for your attention to this important matter. L. 'Lreil'0_ aaa E gtk,�z �, 9226z SIGNATURE NANIE ADDRESS February 1, 2010 TO : Mayor Steve POUGNET David H. READY Mayor Pro Tern Rick IIUTCI ESON Craig A. EWING Chris MILLS Sharon HEIDER Ginny FOAT Michele MICIAN Lee WEIGEL City of Palm Springs PO Box 2743 Pahn Springs, CA 92263 Making affordable, locally-grown organic food more available should be a top priority of every local government. Expanding local organic food production stimulates the economy, improves public health and protects the environment. As global temperatures increase -the best case scenario right now is a 7 degree F temperature rise by 2100 - producing food locally and organically is our only hope to reverse global warming and ensure food security. I'm writing to ask you, as my local elected representative, to please support the following programs that would help our community produce more locally grown organic food: • Free city land for urban farms • Ownership opportunities for beginning farmers • Delivery cooperatives and Local Food Aubs • Laws that allow backyard poultry, beekeeping, and raw milk • Slow Money investments to fund Slow Food • School and community gardens • Local organic food in schools, hospitals, food banks • Mandatory composting • Free compost • A local Food Policy Council • A local organic food purchasing policy • Four-seasons farmers' markets • Local food processing plants • Local abattoires that can go farm to farm to process animals • Community Supported Agriculture You'll find more information at the Organic Consumers Association's website: www.organicconsumers.org Thank you for your attention to this important matter. A = Via:;•.a ADDRESS