Newsletter December 2, 2005
Wind Energy
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Prelim
Community Supported Agriculture
What is Community Supported Agriculture and How Does It Work?"
CSA reflects an innovative and resourceful strategy to connect local farmers with local consumers; develop a regional food supply and strong local economy; maintain a sense of community; encourage land stewardship; and honor the knowledge and experience of growers and producers working with small to medium farms. CSA is a unique model of local agriculture whose roots reach back 30 years to Japan where a group of women concerned about the increase in food imports and the corresponding decrease in the farming population initiated a direct growing and purchasing relationship between their group and local farms. This concept traveled to Europe and was adapted to the U.S. and given the name "Community Supported Agriculture".
Web Link - Local Harvest
Slow Food
Founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy in 1986, Slow Food is an international association that promotes food and wine culture, but also defends food and agricultural biodiversity worldwide. (see our History Section)
It opposes the standardization of taste, defends the need for consumer information, protects cultural identities tied to food and gastronomic traditions, safeguards foods and cultivation and processing techniques inherited from tradition and defend domestic and wild animal and vegetable species. (see our Mission Section)
Wind Energy Project
Click to enlargeRedbud Wind I - Enid, OK
The Redbud Wind project is my personal adventure into the arena of wind energy. The project is currently in a stage of preliminary investigation to determine if there is adequate wind power at a family farm site in north central Oklahoma to justify pursuing investment in a commercial grade wind turbine.This effort began in May of 2005 with attendance at the Wind Power 2005 international conference in Denver. It has been pursued since that time through a zoning variance application, communications with the FAA about airport proximity, a letter of approval to proceed from the U.S. Air Force at Vance Air Force Base and finally the purchase and erection of a 100' tall wind anemometer tower.
Redbud Wind - I
Project ArchiveThis wind turbine icon provides a link to track progress at the Redbud Wind I site at Enid, OK. The intent is to provide an ongoing look inside the procedures of wind energy analysis at this site. The icon will appear in future newsletters.
Web links about wind power
