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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 2012)
HAPPENING PEOPLE BY PAUL NEEVEL SHELLEY BOWERMAN “My parents have an interior plant company,” says Shelley Bowerman, who planted a garden at her rental house when she moved from the Napa Valley to Eugene after high school. “I got involved with people who grow food for FOOD for Lane County in the Whiteaker Community Garden.” Bowerman started out in journalism at the UO, but switched to international studies. “I focused on food and farming,” she says. “I was in a group called the Food Project, trying to put more local food in the dorms.” One result was Project Tomato, a four-day course preceding fall term for 10 students, who harvested 1,000 pounds of tomatoes and made pizza sauce for Carson Dining Hall. After graduation in 2009, Bowerman was hired part-time by the UO Office of Sustainability to develop programs for the new sustainability-themed residence hall that opened this fall. “Project Tomato has happened annually,” she notes. “Every year, we’ve added a new orientation trip. One of them is H2Oregon, a backpacking trip along the McKenzie, looking at water issues.” When she’s not on campus, Bowerman manages the Ant Farm, an informal backyard-garden CSA that serves 10 households. “We’ve been growing food since April,” she says. “We did a lot of storage crops: onions, potatoes, and shallots. It’s an example of how we can grow our own food in an urban setting.” That’s Cool New & Used is a new retail shop at 1000 Bertelsen Road, Suite 3, in Eugene. The locally owned and operated store offers antiques, gift items, video games, housewares, used furnishings and collectables. They also do repairs and refinishing. Call 343-3642 for hours or find the store on Facebook. A website in under construction. New lower premiums 20 Providence Medicare Choice a month (HMO-POS) $ Enroll by phone or online today! Call 1-800-457-6063 or visit us at www.ProvidenceHealthPlan.com Annual enrollment starts Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7 Free 24-hour nurse advice line Free gym membership Worldwide emergency coverage Freedom to choose your own doctor It’s not just health care, it’s how we care. Plan performance summary star ratings are assessed each year and may change from one year to the next. Providence Health Plan is a health plan with a Medicare contract. The benefi t information provided is a brief summary, not a complete description of benefi ts. For more information contact the plan. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. Benefi ts and premium may change on January 1 of each year. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. We hear from Benjamin Maude that GastroNomad, his small gourmet street food business, “came to an abrupt end before it even got started.” Maude says his food cart was stolen early in October, and he’s decided to use Kickstarter.com to help him get a new cart. He’s raising money to restore and retrofit a 1971 VW van. Check out the details at http://wkly.ws/1dp The Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene’s Brava Breakfast will be at 8 am Friday, Nov. 9, at the Hilton downtown. Register at http://wkly. ws/1dr The final Saturday Market of the season will be Saturday, Nov. 10, rain or shine, at the Park Blocks downtown, with free music on stage from 10 am to 4 pm. Holiday Market starts up the next Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Fairgrounds and continues weekends through Dec. 24. The Tamarack Pool of Lights Celebration will be from 4:45 to 6:30 pm Sunday, Nov. 11, at 3575 Donald St. in Eugene. The nonprofit wellness center’s annual event features 1,000 candles floating in the pool following talks by Mayor Kitty Piercy, Leigh Anne Jasheway and others. Music will be provided by the Shinwa Taiko Group. The celebration also honors veterans and an open swim for vets and their families and friends begins at 2 pm. See tamarackwellness.org The Pearl Buck Center is celebrating 60 years with an open house from 4 to 6 pm Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 3690 W. 1st Ave. RSVP to 484-4666 by Nov. 12. Send suggestions for Biz Beat items to editor@eugeneweekly.com with “Biz Beat” in the subject line. Y0085_PHP1303_CMS Accepted 09172012 eugeneweekly.com • November 8, 2012 11
