A Working Conference to Build our Northeast Food System

This year, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group annual conference takes on some hard issues. As a region, we need to grow our thinking and our work to develop a truly sustainable and resilient food system. We will get beyond the jargon, myths and fuzzy concepts to come away with a shared vision, coherent strategy and concrete plans.

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WHAT: It Takes a Region: A Working Conference
to Build our Northeast Food System

WHEN: November 13-14, 2009

WHERE: Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Albany, NY

REGISTRATION, LOGISTICS AND PROGRAM available here:
http://www.ittakesaregion.org/

This year, NESAWG's annual conference takes on some hard issues. As a region, we need to grow our thinking and our work to develop a truly sustainable and resilient food system. We will get beyond the jargon, myths and fuzzy concepts to come away with a shared vision, coherent strategy and concrete plans.

Through in-depth working sessions, homework, provocative debates, and exercises, we’ll tackle questions such as:

Why regional? What does a regional food system look like?
What do we want? What will it take to get there?
Who needs to be at the table?
What are realistic milestones? What do we need to know, measure and monitor?

We’ll draw upon the exciting efforts already underway in our region and nationally, including alternative supply chain networks, research projects, infrastructure initiatives and policy advocacy. We’ll address scale, size, and geography to reach beyond political boundaries and sector "silos".

For more info, contact:
Kathryn Z. Ruhf
P.O. Box 11
Belchertown, MA 01007
phone/fax 413-323-9878
cell 608-212-9178
Coordinator
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

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