Oregon Rural Action is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership-based community organization working to promote social justice, agricultural and economic sustainability, and stewardship of the region's land, air and water. We're bringing people together to build strong communities by providing information and tools for local people to use in addressing the issues affecting our communities.
Oregon Rural Action is one of seven grassroots community organizations that are members of the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC). WORC is a regional network that has over 10,000 members and 46 local chapters. WORC helps its member groups succeed by providing training and coordination. By working at the grassroots level and joining others throughout the West to address issues that affect us all, we have the power to create the changes we need.
1118 Adams Ave
La Grande, OR 97850-2606
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Public policy issues and initiatives influencing food and nutrition policies and agricultural impacts. Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused ...General
Food security refers to the availability of food and one's access to it. A household is considered food secure when its occupants do ...General
Agriculture encompasses a wide variety of specialties and techniques, including ways to expand the lands suitable for plant raising, by digging water-channels and other ...General
see also: Health Category History of nutrition on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrition#HistoryFindings
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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has identified considerations for technical cooperation that affect three types of sustainability:- Institutional sustainability. Can a strengthened
