Published on October 15, 2008 by Tracy
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Various cities around Idaho will benefit from the $1 million in grants distributed by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. These funds will be used to improve dental and health care statewide.
The grants are part of the department’s new Community Health Center Grant Program.
Benewah Medical Center in Plummer received $152,000 for a new digital dental x-ray system, and Upper Valley Community Health Services in St. Anthony was awarded $175,000 to purchase dental equipment.
Along with those, Family Health Services in southern Idaho and the Dirne Community Health Center in Coeur d’Alene were each awarded $193,000 for dental equipment and programs.
Other grant recipients include the Pocatello clinic of Health West and the Glenns Ferry Health Center.
Published on August 10, 2008 by George Seybold
Hidden Springs
Continuing a 145-year tradition of farming in Idaho’s Dry Creek Valley, Hidden Springs Community Farm grows its produce on 5 to 10 acres of reserved land along Dry Creek, with the potential to expand to about 30 acres.
Hidden Springs Farm is a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) operation. A CSA is a community of individuals who support a farm, with the growers and consumers sharing the risks and benefits of food production.
CSA members buy shares each spring, in advance of production, to cover the costs of the farm operations for the coming year. In return, they receive shares in the farm’s bounty throughout the growing season and the satisfaction of participating directly in local food production.
Each farm share provides four people with 20 weeks or more of seasonal fresh produce grown right here in Hidden Springs.
Shareholders select from a seasonal variety of produce once a week at our produce stand at the Community Barn. The weekly market is also an opportunity to meet with local neighbors and enjoy the products provided by other vendors – truly a community experience.
To become a farm member or find out about this year’s share prices, contact Susie Headlee at 208-229-3434 or our farmers, Sisters of the Soil, at 208-830-1841 2soilsisters@gmail.com.
