Claire
Why local? Part III: Environmental sustainability
(Follow Part I and Part II in the Why Local? series to get the full story.) In this next look at why I choose to invest in local...
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Claire
Sep 6, 20225 min
Why Local? Part I: Quality
(Follow Part II and Part III in the Why Local? series to get the full story.) Jeff (Founder & Executive Director of Slow Money SLO) and I...
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Amanda Brow
Jul 14, 20223 min
10 Years of Local Food, Farm, & Beverage
At the heart of Slow Money SLO are people who believe in Slow Food: simply, people who believe in people. As many of you may know, for...
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claire7278
Apr 22, 20225 min
Farm to School: Caring for soil, food, students, & planet!
The Farm to School Movement has been around in the U.S. since the mid-90’s when the National Farm to School Network began its work...
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Claire
Apr 1, 20225 min
Kitchen Connections: Wild Fields Brewhouse & A-Town Humble Pies
The Place Wild Fields Brewhouse is tucked right off the main drag in Atascadero, CA - conveniently located just over the creek from City...
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Claire
Feb 4, 20223 min
Farm to School CC and Partners Celebrate Increase in Local Produce Purchased by Local Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 20, 2022 This program of Slow Money San Luis Obispo connects local farmers to school districts to...
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Claire
Jan 21, 20224 min
Winter Farm Visits: Getting to know our Farm to School farmers
For any of you who have read my previous posts about farms and farmers, it should be pretty clear that I think these folks are the cat’s...
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Claire
Oct 7, 20216 min
Family Day at Windrose Farm/Finca Los Agaves
Every time I journey out to one of our county’s farms, I am awed by the tucked away rolling hills and valleys that always seem to beckon...
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Claire
Aug 30, 20215 min
What I'm Learning in Farm to School
*A note from the author: I am by no means yet fully versed in ALL things school food service, nor ALL things local farms. This post...
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Claire
Jun 29, 20215 min
Tiber Canyon Ranch: Bringing kind and sustainable olive oil to the Central Coast
The Place Tucked away in the hills of Arroyo Grande past the train tracks sits Tiber Canyon Ranch. I arrived on a sunny afternoon to a...
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Claire
Jun 10, 20213 min
Catch for Hunger Relief: A project bringing the sea's bounty to our community
Our recent project, Catch for Hunger Relief, was made possible by the organization Catch Together, which supports fisheries up and down...
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Claire
May 13, 20212 min
Local Fish Feeds Local Seniors
In 1965 President Johnson signed the Older Americans Act which directed funding to programs supporting seniors in the United States. In...
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Claire
Apr 6, 20215 min
Whalebird Kombucha: Cultivating Community + Brewing Sustainably
An introduction to Whalebird Kombucha The origins of kombucha are somewhat mysterious, though some scholars at the Smithsonian report...
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Claire
Mar 16, 20214 min
Smith House Manufacturing: Pivoting with the Community
An introduction to Monkey Spit/Smith House Manufacturing Paul Smith is an entrepreneur with various backgrounds from singing/songwriting...
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Claire
Mar 9, 20213 min
Regenerative Agriculture on the Central Coast: Kandarian Organic Farms
The first time I visited Kandarian Organic Farms in Los Osos, I knew it was magical. After two more visits…still magical. I can’t wait to...
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Claire
Mar 2, 20214 min
Robinsong Farms: Boosting food equity through Farm to School
About Robinsong Farms Robinsong Farms is situated just outside of town in Templeton, CA. As you make your way there from Hwy 101, you’ll...
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jeff0678
Feb 8, 20212 min
Bounty of the Harvest, October 2019
It has been quite some time since we have been able to host events, but these are among our favorite of the services we provide. Here's a...
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jeff0678
Feb 8, 20212 min
Celebrate Local, October 2018
This semi-annual Farm to Table event was hosted at the lovely Niner Wine Estates back in 2018. The fall weather could not have been more...
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