RURAL ROOTS PUBLICATIONS

Rural Roots creates publications that serve our membership and our educational goals. These range from newsletters to buying guides.

Also listed here are publications created by our members, network or producers or other project partners that are of relevance.

Rural Roots Member Newsletters: Bringing Home the Harvest is a quarterly newsletter of Rural Roots, Inc. and edited by the staff. 
Bringing Home the Harvest’s goal is to make connections between producers and consumers by sharing the knowledge and experience of people working in community food systems and the opportunities and challenges facing sustainable and organic family farmers, ranchers, and market gardeners in the Inland Northwest.

Rural Roots Buying Guides 2006:
Fresh From the Field & More Fresh From the Field!
Each of the farms, ranches and businesses listed in Fresh from the Field and More Fresh from the Field are dedicated to bringing you fresh, local products that are produced using sustainable methods.
Rural Roots is committed to supporting a wide range of sustainable production methods. In the guide, you will find food produced using a variety of sustainable agriculture techniques, such as rotational grazing, cover cropping, integrated pest management, and organic methods.

Rural Roots Buying Guide 2005!
Your Guide to Locally-Grown, Sustainably Produced Food and Ag Products!
Enjoy your journey through the guide, stopping along the way to get to know some of the outstanding farms and ranches in our region. While you are exploring, please pick-up the phone and give one of our producers a call. These friendly folks will be happy to tell you about their products and where you can purchase them. If they have on-farm sales, take a trip to the farm and enjoy the aesthetic experience of purchasing your food directly from the folks who grew it. Or, while you’re out, take some time to stop by one of the farmers’ markets, grocers or restaurants who feature local food. Buy a local product and savor the great taste of home. We’re sure you’ll be pleased!  PDF version

Idaho and Eastern Washington 2004-2005
Farmers’ Market Directory
If you are an avid farmers' market shopper, or if you are looking for the nearest farmers' market to buy fresh food and homemade crafts, then this publication is for you.  Inside its pages are profiles of  32 farmers' markets from Eastern Washington and Idaho.  Click here or on the picture to take a look!

Buy Locally Grown Food and Help Sustain Local Farms
What is a Community Food System?
A community food system is one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution and consumption are integrated to enhance the environmental, economic, social & nutritional health of a particular place.  Click here to view a SARE document on community food systems.