Willamette Valley

Apr 11, 2013

Benton County Community Rights Coalition co-founder Clint Lindsey on TVSet to talk about Community Rights vs. GMOs

Benton County Community Rights Coalition co-founder Clint Lindsey on TVSet to talk about Community Rights vs. GMOs

On March 3rd at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon, fifty farmers and food advocates from eight counties – Benton, Clackamas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Yamhill – gathered to discuss the future of farming and food systems in the Willamette Valley. The summit was co-sponsored by CELDF, Benton County Community Rights Coalition, Oregon Tilth, Oregonians for Farm and Food Rights, and Rural Organizing Project.

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Mar 27, 2013

FIGHTING TO PROJECT OUR SEED HERITAGE IN BENTON COUNTY

FIGHTING TO PROJECT OUR SEED HERITAGE IN BENTON COUNTY

On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Clinton Lindsay, a 5th-generation farmer and local food advocate from Corvallis, Oregon, who is working with the Benton County Community Rights Coalition to pass a voter referendum that will create a “Food Bill of Rights” in Benton County.

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