Area farmer to talk about organic certification
Should local farmers get certified as organic? Why or why not?
Local farmer Linley Dixon will delve into the pros and cons for local farmers and consumers at a Green Business Roundtable at noon, Jan. 13 at the Henry Strater Theater.
Dixon will talk about her experience as a local farmer in Durango as well as her concerns and hopes for the future of farming in this region.
Dixon has a doctorate degree in plant pathology and worked at the USDA Agriculture Research Service before starting her own vegetable farm in Durango. She currently owns Adobe House Farm, a Community Supported Agriculture and farmers market vegetable farm, and works for the Cornucopia Institute, a non-profit that promotes economic justice for family-scale farming.
Register at info@sanjuancitizens.org by 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11. Cost is $15 or $18 for walk-ins.
SJMA seeks board of directors approval
The San Juan Mountains Association seeks membership approval of the following candidates to serve as directors on the SJMA board in 2016: Robert Meyer and Larry Eads (fourth year of second two-year term); Jim Libby and Frank Viehmann (third year of second two-year term); Kevin Neadeau (second year of first two-year term); and Ben Rockis (first year of first two-year term). Directors may serve two consecutive two-year terms.
For additional information or to vote for these candidates, call 970-385-1312 or email sbryson1@earthlink.net. Deadline is Dec. 31, 2015. For more information on SJMA, visit www.sjma.org.
Mercy offers education to those with prediabetes
People diagnosed with prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Effectively managing prediabetes can help prevent diabetes. In fact, studies have shown that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes can be significantly reduced through weight loss and exercise, which have been shown to be more effective in managing prediabetes than medication alone.
Anyone identified as having prediabetes is invited to attend a free class by Sheena Carswell, CNS, BC-ADM, and Marge Morris, RD, CDE. Attendees will learn how to manage prediabetes and help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.
The class will be held Friday, Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in suite 140 of the medical office building at Mercy Regional Medical Center.
To register, contact Jan Wesley at (970) 764-2720.
League of Women Voters to host Hale
The League of Women Voters of Montezuma County will meet Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dolores.
The guest speaker will be City Manager Shane Hale, who plans to address plans for the new Cortez City Hall, the land-for-deal with Osprey Backpacks, and innovative plans for Cortez in 2016.
Hale also plans to discuss “The Imagination Library” effort that he promotes through the Rotary Clubs. Early childhood literacy is encouraged by providing a free book a month to preschool children.
The public is invited. For details about the League program, contact Eleanor Kuhl at 564-0708.
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