February 24, 2012
Just Food Conference 2012
Just Food Conference 2012
When: Friday, February 24th, 9AM- 7PM
Saturday, February 25th, 8AM – 6PM
Where: Food and Finance High School
525 West 50th Street,
New York, NY
Join Just Food, local food lovers and advocates, CSA members, community gardeners, urban and rural farmers, food professionals and entrepreneurs for two days of hands-on workshops, discussions, skills-building sessions, and good food. Learn about cooking and food preservation techniques, CSA trends, and the food justice movement in New York City and beyond, as well as ways you can mobilize to create good food projects in your own community.
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March 24, 2012
The Home Grown Institute Spring Conference
Registration for The Home Grown Institute, March 24-25, is Open!
View the program details online or
Download (patience, it’s a big file!) the program brochure from the website at
http://thehomegrowninstitute.
* Free gifts – rain barrels or composters – for ALL registrants*
* 50+ workshops and activities for adults
* Fun, Engaging and Educational Kids and Teen program
* Storytelling, Seed and Tool Exchanges
* Films, Silent Auction and Awards Reception
* Neighborhood “Community Kitchen” Incubator
Register soon. Late fee applies after February 24. Registration closes March
19.
*One free gift per family/residence.
April 14, 2012
Long Island 2012 Small Farm Summit
Save the date for the next LI Small Farm Summit which will take place on Saturday, April 14th, at Hofstra University in Hempstead. It is an all day event, beginning at 8am, and continuing into the evening. We have two keynote speakers lined up, Will Allen from Growing Power in Milwaukee, and Chef Ann Cooper, the Renegade Lunch Lady, who is a pioneer in changing the school lunch program. There will be workshops going on all day, bringing together farmers, homesteaders, parents, teachers, food service personnel, backyard gardeners, bee keepers, fisherman, activists, and all those who care about our food system. Please plan on joining us. For more information, go to the website, longislandsmallfarmcentral.com/
May 12, 2012
Brooklyn Food Conference
The 2012 Brooklyn Food Conference aims to make real changes in the food system. We will bring people together to build a local food system that provides healthy, affordable food for all our people, supports sustainable practices and justice for food workers across the food chain.
September 7, 2012
Growing Power’s National-International Urban & Small Farm Conference
www.wistatefair.com