Comments on: Community Supported Agriculture on PEI http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/ Education, post-structuralism and the rise of the machines Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:19:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guide to Study » Blog Archive » July Informal Learning Hotlist http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/comment-page-1/#comment-187092 Guide to Study » Blog Archive » July Informal Learning Hotlist Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:00:26 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=262#comment-187092 [...] Community Supported Agriculture on PEI- Dave’s Educational Blog, July 8, 2009 [...] [...] Community Supported Agriculture on PEI- Dave’s Educational Blog, July 8, 2009 [...]

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]]> By: admin http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/comment-page-1/#comment-184982 admin Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:04:17 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=262#comment-184982 Yup. Working on it. peicsa is already a twitter account. They'll be flowing out there soon. Was working on the gmap layer today. It's pretty much ready to go now, but will be the first version (look prettier, bit more funcationality) by wed. Yup. Working on it. peicsa is already a twitter account. They’ll be flowing out there soon. Was working on the gmap layer today. It’s pretty much ready to go now, but will be the first version (look prettier, bit more funcationality) by wed.

]]> By: Josh Biggley http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/comment-page-1/#comment-184981 Josh Biggley Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:56:01 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=262#comment-184981 Oh, one more idea. Twitter updates. Was at Tea Hill (Wood's) last night to get strawberries. She said she'd had close to 500 people through that day and that there would be no berries of any worth until Monday. Would have loved to have tweeted that one out. Now that I think about it -- I wonder how the berries were today? Oh, one more idea. Twitter updates. Was at Tea Hill (Wood’s) last night to get strawberries. She said she’d had close to 500 people through that day and that there would be no berries of any worth until Monday. Would have loved to have tweeted that one out.

Now that I think about it — I wonder how the berries were today?

]]> By: Josh Biggley http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/comment-page-1/#comment-184822 Josh Biggley Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:29:50 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=262#comment-184822 A recommendation -- some farmers are technophobic (which I understand -- technology scares me sometimes too). For those farmers who are not on-board with the project, can we consider an Adopt-a-Farmer program? What I mean is, if we know a farmer who is willing to do farm-gate sales but doesn't know how/is unable to update the website, could us, more tech savvy and less food making savvy folk, take a farmer (or 3) and be their entry point into the program? One last recommendation -- Google Maps. Being new to the Island I am still trying to orient distances. I might find a farm with delicious apples ready but if it is up in Tignish I'm likely not going to make the drive after work to grab some. Fabulous idea -- A recommendation — some farmers are technophobic (which I understand — technology scares me sometimes too). For those farmers who are not on-board with the project, can we consider an Adopt-a-Farmer program? What I mean is, if we know a farmer who is willing to do farm-gate sales but doesn’t know how/is unable to update the website, could us, more tech savvy and less food making savvy folk, take a farmer (or 3) and be their entry point into the program?

One last recommendation — Google Maps. Being new to the Island I am still trying to orient distances. I might find a farm with delicious apples ready but if it is up in Tignish I’m likely not going to make the drive after work to grab some.

Fabulous idea –

]]> By: Patrick http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/comment-page-1/#comment-184810 Patrick Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:45:54 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=262#comment-184810 Hi Dave, I would encourage you to check out http://youarewhereyoueat.com We've been trying to do something similar in Toronto; an open platform for food distribution. We'd be happy to lend a hand, some code, and some design! Hi Dave,
I would encourage you to check out http://youarewhereyoueat.com

We’ve been trying to do something similar in Toronto; an open platform for food distribution. We’d be happy to lend a hand, some code, and some design!

]]> By: Rob Paterson http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/comment-page-1/#comment-184805 Rob Paterson Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:29:28 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=262#comment-184805 This is brilliant - I am in Rob This is brilliant – I am in
Rob

]]> By: admin http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/comment-page-1/#comment-184615 admin Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:26:17 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=262#comment-184615 Hi barbara, so far so good. Funny how a simple conversation about being 'postdigital' can clarify your thinking so much. I think your story about the woman who blogs consistently about 'what's in the field' is a very valuable one. I've had a few conversations with people interested in doing some of this, and using that story as a model might just do the trick to frame the conversation. thanks for the happy wishes :) Hi barbara,

so far so good. Funny how a simple conversation about being ‘postdigital’ can clarify your thinking so much.

I think your story about the woman who blogs consistently about ‘what’s in the field’ is a very valuable one. I’ve had a few conversations with people interested in doing some of this, and using that story as a model might just do the trick to frame the conversation.

thanks for the happy wishes :)

]]> By: Barbara Ganley http://davecormier.com/edblog/2009/07/09/community-supported-agriculture-on-pei/comment-page-1/#comment-184613 Barbara Ganley Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:22:25 +0000 http://davecormier.com/edblog/?p=262#comment-184613 Wow, Dave, this is one great idea. We have lots of CSA activity in Vermont, and some good support from our state and farm groups, including NOFA, but nothing of this sort exactly. The bread CSA I belong to in Vermont posts every Monday what's available that week and we order online. But it's on his site, not a community site. I would love to go to one place to find out who has what when. I am also working in a small town in Idaho which is trying to find ways for local farmers to market their wares in town, and for would-be buyers to locate farms that will sell them eggs, greens, chickens, etc. So far they are putting together an online directory of farms and products and contact info. I plan to show them this plan as an example of a next step. The incorporation of storytelling is brilliant--it is just what I am trying to do in my work with rural communities this year. One of my favorite examples of farmer/food/consumer storytelling is going on in NYC, where a woman who loves farmers markets, gets up every morning and heads out to the markets and blogs immediately (in the field?) about what is fresh, new, particularly interesting as well as what's available. Apparently many chefs in the city depend on her blog to decide on their daily specials, and they will send out their staff to get that essential something that is perfect that day. Pretty fabulous use of social media, but dependent on a single person. I will follow along from down south here, hoping you are wildly successful! Wow, Dave, this is one great idea. We have lots of CSA activity in Vermont, and some good support from our state and farm groups, including NOFA, but nothing of this sort exactly. The bread CSA I belong to in Vermont posts every Monday what’s available that week and we order online. But it’s on his site, not a community site. I would love to go to one place to find out who has what when.

I am also working in a small town in Idaho which is trying to find ways for local farmers to market their wares in town, and for would-be buyers to locate farms that will sell them eggs, greens, chickens, etc. So far they are putting together an online directory of farms and products and contact info. I plan to show them this plan as an example of a next step.

The incorporation of storytelling is brilliant–it is just what I am trying to do in my work with rural communities this year.
One of my favorite examples of farmer/food/consumer storytelling is going on in NYC, where a woman who loves farmers markets, gets up every morning and heads out to the markets and blogs immediately (in the field?) about what is fresh, new, particularly interesting as well as what’s available. Apparently many chefs in the city depend on her blog to decide on their daily specials, and they will send out their staff to get that essential something that is perfect that day. Pretty fabulous use of social media, but dependent on a single person.

I will follow along from down south here, hoping you are wildly successful!

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