Joint Española and Los Alamos Community Markets Board Retreat- August 9, 2008 Membership Contacts: - Española: Joni Holub at P.O. Box 1199, Santa Cruz, NM 87567 or call Roger Salles at 505.927.0734 - Los Alamos: Kathy Campbell - membership@lacoopmarket.com As incorporated cooperative entities in the State of New Mexico, with a formalized corporate structures, the membership lists are growing and progress continues to be made in the interest of celebrating the healthy and natural food of the upper Rio Grande. For more information about the Los Alamos Cooperative go to Los Alamos Cooperative Market Española Community Coop Board Members are: - Roger Salles - President - Nancy Chatfield - Vice President - Penny Davies - Secretary - Joni Holub - Treasurer - Doc Sedlow - Member - Jonathan Cartland - Advisory Member - Paul Romero - Member - Nancy Sharp - Ad-Hoc Member This event is sponsored in partnership with ¡Sostenga! The Center for Sustainable Food, Agriculture and Environment at Northern New Mexico College.

October 27 - The Shift of Land - Round Table Discussion at Northern New Mexico College - Fine Arts Building Scholars, farmers and ranchers discussed the connection between land and culture in New Mexico. The group explored regional local trends in agriculture, the effects of trade agreements, and the effects of Genetically Engineered seed at the local level, economics and and alternatives to the trends that threaten the food security of the upper Rio Grande. Speakers Included: - Estevan Arellano - Journalist and Farmer - Dr.Sylvia Rodriguez - UNM Professor of Anthropology - Emigdio Ballon - The Tesuque Agricultural Project at Tesuque Pueblo - Roberto Mondragon - Tradition Bearer - Danny Sam Head - Picuris Pueblo Bison Program - Dr. Robert Jessen - Professor of Political Science, The College of Santa Fe - Dr. Camilla Bustamante - Director of Environmental Science, Northern New Mexico College - Terri Bad Hand - Co-Director of Taos County Economic Development Center - Pati Martinson - Co-Director of Taos County Economic Development Center - Miguel Santistevan - Ethno-Biologist and Farmer This event was made possible through a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Albuquerque Community Foundation, and ¡Sostenga! The Center for Sustainable Food, Agriculture and Environment at Northern New Mexico College.

¡Sostenga! Hosts ZERI Founder and Eco-Economist, Gunter Pauli on October 15th On October 15, 2007 a small group of students, educators, farmers and ZERI Project leaders participated in a one day workshop with Gunter Pauli, founder of the Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives (ZERI). "This [presentation] was so enlightening. The philosophy that nothing is impossible makes it all possible, 'it will just take a little longer.' He focuses on what we can do. He was the most inspirational speaker I have heard in this decade," said environmental consultant Daniel Valerio. "Systems thinking is an important part of ongoing assurance of sustainability," said Dr. Camilla Bustamante, "Using and developing our multiple intelligences is critical in supporting the traditions of culture, safety, security and meeting the needs of the Upper Rio Grande Valley. "¡Sostenga! is about developing our community, and ZERI philosophy supports this." The discussion included a public presentation of the Picuris Sustainable Forestry Project Luther Martinez, Picuris Project Leader, explained the objectives and activities of the initiative. Ongoing ZERI presentations will be announced through the¡Sostenga! website. See a Youtube clip of Mr. Pauli's presentation from Torino, Italy.Note: Use your back button to return to the ¡Sostenga! website.

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