Quimper Grange #720 is a part of the Washington State Grange founded in 1889, which is yet part of the originating National Grange (formally, the Patrons of Husbandry) founded in 1867. Members will make 2009 a year of reinventing this grange, carrying this community-oriented organization forward in new ways to meet modern needs, while maintaining its self-styled character of "green" and organic.
Quimper Grange #720
1219 Corona Street (end of Sheridan)
P.O. Box 1844
Port Townsend, WA 98368
www.wa-grange.org
The 2009 Officers:
President George Yount
Vice President Jim Pivarnik
Treasurer Jeanette Wilson
Secretary David Goldman
Program Director Rita Mandoli
Rental Manager Jo Yount, 385-0456 or jowarm@olypen.com
Quimper Grange has had an extremely busy year, renovating the hall and finding new ways to serve our community. We now MEET every 1st Wednesday of the month for programs and a bit of socializing. Contact the phone or emails above to get further information on meetings or rentals.
RENTALS are $60 for 1/2 day (day or evening) or $80 all day. The hall is furnished with a kitchen, restrooms, tables, chairs (for 50 plus), and piano.
Host your next meeting, workshop, dance, or party at this wonderful hall.
The Grange is:
- Progresssive and Non-Partisan
- A Social and Educational organization
- Preserves the interests of "rural" communities
- Family-oriented
- Not just for farmers
- Not a religious organization
- Releases an annual Legislative Handbook
- Believes in One Voice One Vote
See our Community Forum page for a summary of "Eating the Sun" by Oliver Morton.
BOOK REVIEW (old, but not outdated...)
"Cultivating Agricultural Literacy: Challenge For The Liberal Arts"
by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, January 1985
Beginning in 1976, the foundation began to encourage the incorporation of education on food, agriculture, and natural resources in liberal arts undergraduate cirricula. The goal:
foster awareness and understanding about the role of agriculture to the nation and world -
to look at agricultural issues in the context of society's broad goals.
By the 1980's...
<3% of US population live on farms
>90% of US population have been non-farm for over 30 years
>80% of US population are employed in jobs with no connection to agriculture, including processing, distribution, or equipment manufacture or supply
Of 13 million students in college, only 152,000 are majoring in Ag disciplines.
Introduce (in addition to the basic and "conventional" ag ed) concepts of sustainability, local buying, and organic farming and one sees the importance of a liberal arts education including the broad issues of the day - an educated population predisposed to change and progress and prepared to make decisions with the greater context in mind. [JAC]
