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Gardening events are bountiful for Healthy Traditions project in March The Tribal Healthy Traditions proj ect seeks to improve the health of Siletz Tribal members through educational activities that promote the use of tradi tional foods through hunting, gathering, gardening, cooking, food preservation and protecting our natural resources. Invitation to join grant committee The Healthy Traditions Steering Committee is seeking Tribal members who have interest in aboriginal Siletz foods and have ideas of how to improve the health of our Tribal membership. The steering committee meets monthly to discuss how to improve the health of Tribal families and plans community activities such as gathering, cooking, canning, smoking, gardening, fishing, hunting and more. If you live outside of Siletz, contact your area office about carpooling to the meeting with staff. Our next meeting is March 3, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Siletz Com munity Health Clinic (second floor con ference room). Salem Seed Planting Day March 15, 5:30-7 p.m. Salem Area Office Contact: Cecilia Tolentino, Salem CHA, 503-390-9494 Coming soon! Sign up for a free plot at the community garden located near the Salem Area Office. Tribal Portland Garden Club March 16, 5:30-7 p.m. Portland Area Office Topic: Seed Planting & Garden Planning Contact: Sherry Addis, Office Supervisor, 503-238-1512 The Portland Area Office has started a Garden Club for Tribal members to learn about different garden topics, from seed starting to harvesting. For all seed planting days • • Garden events Reminder: Start saving your food grade containers such as yogurt contain ers, paper towel rolls and egg cartons (see photo below from Sharia Robinson) to start seedlings for spring. Clear plastics serve as mini-greenhouses for seedlings. You also can make biodegradable seedling containers out of newspaper. Siletz Seed Planting Days March 1, March 14 and March 24 Drop in anytime between 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center • • Seeds and soil provided, limited containers; bring your recycled food containers (see photo below). Learn to start from seed and design your garden for spring. Bring a sample of dirt from your gar den and learn to test your soil. Plant seeds every two weeks and you will have fresh veggies longer into the season. Courtesy photo by Loma Scott Tre Jackson, Lauren McManus and Sean McManus plant seeds in small containers with the help of Sharia Robinson during the grand opening of the Siletz Community Health Clinic in 2010. Some of the Northwest’s best garden experts will offer gardening advice at the Eugene Spring Home & Garden Show, which runs March 10-13 at the Lane County Fairgrounds (13th and Jefferson). A variety of topics will include growing fruit and veggie gardens, sustainable food gardening in containers and small spaces, compost presentations and much more. Free admission and parking with a canned food donation. Watch your local newspaper for more information or go to eugenehomeshow.com Salmon canning class Portland Area Office March 11,10 a.m.-4 p.m. Join us for this fun and yummy class and soon your family might be as famil iar with canned salmon as they are with canned tuna. While we wait for the pres sure canners to finish, participants will learn to make salmon burgers from the canned salmon. Low tide reminder Eugene Spring Home & Garden Show Attend with the Healthy Traditions project Meet us on March 13 at 10:30 a.m. Participants will be entered into a raffle for a garden gift! Preregister with Adrienne Crooks, Eugene CHA, 541-484-4234 March 21-23 FREE Compost Workshop Sponsored by Extension Service Ag/Hort March 19, lOa.m.-Noon Bring Recycling Center 4446 Franklin Blvd., Eugene Preregister with Adrienne Crooks Check your tide table for times. You can get tide tables at fishing supply stores and online. Youth services seed planting day • • • • Siletz Community Center March 22 Drop in any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to plant your very own vegetable to care for and watch grow. Supplies will be provided. Call to volunteers Siletz Valley School is looking for volunteers to help start a garden project that will provide locally grown, fresh, healthy produce for Siletz Valley stu dents, staff and families. Contact: Cheryl Schriver, 541-444-1100, cschriver@ siletzvalleyschools.org Find Healthy Traditions events information Facebook www.ctsi.nsn.us Siletz News Call 541-444-9627 to listen to our upcoming events recording Coming in April • • • • Siletz Community Garden Salem Community Garden Canning Classes Our first -2 tide in months! Mussels and clams, oh my! For more information, contact Sharia Robinson, Healthy Traditions project, at 541-444-9627 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1627; or e-mail healthytraditions@ctsi. nsn.us. • • a ». a..,a, • a a • a a a a a a a a a a .a a a..a. • aa a .a. • a a .a a a a a a^ a CEDARR • . • • Community Efforts Demonstrating the Ability to Rebuild and Restore • • • a • ’ Mission Statement We will utilize resources to prevent the use of alcohol and other drugs, • delinquency and violence; we will seek to reduce barriers to treatment and • • support those who choose abstinence. • • • • * • Siletz News • March 2011 ’ • March 2 « 5:30 p.m. • Behavioral Health Conf. Room 10 • • Siletz Community Health Clinic * 200 Gwee-Shut Road, Siletz •
