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Hi Jen - great post.
I was very glad that the SFN added the Alemany Farm event to their program, although it would have been even better if those people had actually stayed and volunteered and actually worked the farm for the afternoon. I wish there had been more events like that. Your idea for a half day community commitment is brilliant. That's *exactly* the kind of thing I was searching for with this event, which is why I ended up at the farm. I also agree with all your other points and would like to add another suggestion: Hands-on workshops about to can/preserve/ferment/cure/etc. This is the type of education we who are interested in this kind of thing currently have to teach ourselves. It would be great to get some community support in how best to do this and preserve, not waste, seasonal foods when tey are at their peak!