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Region	Cascadia
City	Portland
Interests	SolSeedMovement, HealthForOregonians
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I'm with BrandonCSSanders (talk).

1 Values for Spending
2 CSA Portland
3 Grocery Store Options
4 Spending Locally Beyond Produce
5 Is Local Really Better?
6 Garden
7 Sequoia
8 Gift Ideas

edit Values for Spending

Local for produce
Don't care much if organic or not
$$ value within reason
Flowers, bread, eggs would be nice
Convenience for pickup and gas
Connection to community

edit CSA Portland

Sauvie Island Organics
- 15 miles
- $875 for 30 wks mid-May to Dec = about $29/wk
- 1 share = family of four. No splitting.
- 3411 SE Ankeny (near 33rd and Burnside) Tuesdays, 5-7pm

Hood River Organic
- Further distance but great stuff
- Weekly or bi-weekly delivery year around from a coalition of farms
- The Vegetarian Box - $39* Around 10 seasonal produce items, plus a loaf of fresh, vegan bread. It is a good choice for a single person or small family.
- The Omnivore Box - $49* Vegetarian Box, plus one half dozen farm fresh eggs and the hand-crafted dairy item of the week (made with organic milk). Good for a household of 1 to 3 people with a diverse diet. ; includes eggs, cheese, bread.
- Portland Area Residents: Home delivery T, W or Sat with fee. Drop point 606 SE Madison at Organics to You

Organics to You
- Bin for 1 $27, for couple $33
- California and Mexico in winter :(
- Tues to our door
- Can adjust to weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. Can skip items or add items.

edit Grocery Store Options

Values questions for discussion: Will we never buy at Freddies again? If not, why not?

These are our favorite stores in order of preference, balancing "local" business, "local" produce, "local" for us, price, shopping experience, and our other values.

Sheridan's local, buys/labels local produce, bulk, good prices, great location = top pick. $1.89 for Sunshine Dairy milk 1/2 gallon. $2.69 for local organic apples.
Food Fight local, spendy, but probably best pick for veggie foods
Portland Farmer's Market Thursday 5/15/2008 - 9/25/2008 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM SE Salmon and 20th; Saturdays 4/5/2008 - 12/20/2008 8:30 AM - 2 PM PSU
People's Coop local, more emphasis on organic, if you become a member-owner ($180 over 6 yrs) free yoga 4x/wk, discounts at other coops; a little far away -- 3029 SE 21st Ave (just north of Powell). $0.99/lb for local organic apples. $4/dz eggs.
New Seasons local (8+ Portland stores), buys local (1/3 of products; labeled w/ yellow labels), spendy but rivals Sheridans for a good values fit. Delivers for $9.95 or personal shopper w/ in-store pickup for $4.95. $2.99 (or ??$3.99 for Pacific Village 1/2 gallon). $7.99 for 2lbs Till Cheddar. $3.49/butter.
WinCo: Not exactly local (Sixty-four stores in Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California and Oregon), but closer than Freddies. Employee owned. Doesn't sell a ton of local produce. Dirt cheap -- $1.98 for Darigold 1/2 gallon.
Zupan's local business (4 stores) purporting to sell local produce, but trendy/spendy 3301 SE Belmont
Whole Foods not local, but has nice values; might stock (and mark) some local stuff, close to our location = worth investigating
Fred Meyer was started in Portland but now is owned by Kroger headquartered in Cincinnati OH -- no longer "local," but does sell some local produce. $3/butter
Trader Joes 300 stores in 25 states, but probably stocks some local produce.

edit Spending Locally Beyond Produce

Mirador Community Store 2106 SE Division Street 503.231.5175
Adorn Body Art women-owned; 10% off w/ People's Coop; 2535 SE Belmont St
PDX Web Hosting 10%
zipcar
Sustainable Business Network Portland

edit Is Local Really Better?

A lot of people I respect seem to think local is superior. I'm not sure why. Here are some of my ideas -- then I'll try to research them.

edit More Compelling (for me personally)

Less fuel cost
More $$ stays with middle or lower class rather than padding salaries of wealthy CEOs
It just fun and aesthetically pleasing to peddle my bike to the store
Supports smaller farms that are more likely to use sustainable practices that support biodiversity
Support community groups: Non-profit organizations receive an average 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.
Local businesses are more accountable to their communities]
Keep our community unique

edit Less Compelling (for me personally)

"Fresher" produce
Builds community
Less mediated b/c we know "where food comes from"
Keeps local land farmland rather than having it develop into strip malls or other structure
Food Irradiation??
Better customer service

edit Down Sides

Expensive
"Holier than thou" or "Greener than thou" (I have been on both the receiving and the giving end of this attitude)

edit Garden

edit Shrubs

Viburnum tinus, "Spring Bouquet" Grows 6-8 ft. White flowers, blue berries. Evergreen, part shade OK. Zone 8. Other Evergreen Viburnum
Weigela variegata seems to grow around here, if I'm not mistaken, blooming already in early March. Apparently it is evergreen if the season doesn't get too cold. The variegated leaves would look nice in the shade.
Heavenly Bamboo

edit Bonus

edit Ground Covers

Anemone numerosa summer dormant; rapid spreadng; poisonous; rhizome
Asarum caudatum slugs; evergreen; rhizome; flowers under leaves; $6.50/3.5 inch pot/Hartwegii
Deer Fern
Maidenhair fern
Cyclomen/coum/hendersoni
Natives
HEUCHERA micrantha coral bells, palace purple; supposedly evergreen, perennial, and native.
Tellima grandiflora r fringe cups. Also native, perennial, simlar to heuchera but leaves green. Apparently can be grown from seed.
Creeping juniper, also common juniper or ground juniper. Native. Dwarf japgarden is one species that is nice.

edit Nurseries

edit Sequoia

Bob Revolution Stroller mesa orange and chocolate; 23 lbs

Infant car seat adaptor

Weather shield

?Stroller diaper bag

Revolution Stroller works with the following car seats (reviews):

Britax Companion - 2003 and newer (review) see also Britax vs Graco Review, which says, "The Graco Snugride came off the base quite easily, but my wife always asked me to get the Britax Companion base to let go of the seat." See also Seats that fit in 1997 Camry

10 lbs

Some kind of roll bar

Not listed on Camry site

Apparently no longer being made but still in stores (new = chaperone) -- also not on Camry site

Graco Snug Ride - 2003 and newer (review)

7.5 lbs

Fit center 2nd row Camry "great", ease 3-OK, tested: yes

Be sure to get the front harness adjuster, not rear (I think model LX)

Ask if it can be used without the base

Maybe get the Snugride 32; still 7.5 lbs without base but fits 97% of infants until age 1 year

I think we should get this if it looks OK b/c it's lightweight

Graco Snug Ride 32 - 2008 and newer