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Maryland
Connect Locally - Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Agriculture Conference Visit WebsiteRecurring: yearly
Fri, Jan 16th, 2009 - Sat, Jan 17th, 2009
Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture's 10th Annual Conference
"Connect Locally: Food, Farms, and Community" will be held on January 16th and 17th, 2009 at the NEW Frederick Holiday Inn and Conference Center in Frederick, MD. This event will feature Nina Planck, farmer's market expert and author of Real Food, as the conference keynote speaker. Breakout sessions will cover farm-to-school and hospital programs, agri-tourism, soil fertility, the nuts and bolts of sustainable agriculture, specialty crops, cultivating new farmers through mentorships, grass based systems, profitable grain production, market gardening, and more. To register and for more information see our website: http://www.futureharvestcasa.org
Contact: Jack Gurley, 410-549-7878
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Ohio
The Changing Climate of Agriculture Visit WebsiteSat, Feb 21st, 2009 - Sun, Feb 22nd, 2009
30th Annual OEFFA Conference
The Changing Climate of Agriculture
February 21 and 22, 2008
Granville, Ohio
Contact: , 614.421.2022
National
20th Annual Visit WebsiteThu, Feb 26th, 2009 - Sat, Feb 28th, 2009
Our 20th Anniversary conference takes place February 26-28, 2009 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Registration will open in early December. 60+ workshops, 140 exhibitors, great food and entertainment!
An extraordinary, farmer-centered event, the Organic Farming Conference is the largest organic farming conference in the U.S. In 2008, more than 2,300 people attended, with participants traveling from 37 states and 1 foreign country. Sponsored by the Wisconsin-based Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), the conference is celebrated as the foremost educational and networking event in the organic farming community.
The conference is highly regarded due to its practical workshops designed to help beginning, transitional, and experienced organic farmers.
Contact: , 715-772-3153
Marketing Opportunities for Farmers Conference Visit Website
Sat, Feb 28th, 2009 - Sat, Feb 28th, 2009
The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project's Annual Marketing Opportunities for Farmers Conference. A full day of workshops and networking to help connect local farmers with markets for selling their products. This conference will be held at Warren Wilson College, outside of Asheville, NC.
Contact: Molly Nicholie, 828-236-1282
Going the Distance and Shortening It, from Farm to Cafeteria Visit Website
Thu, Mar 19th, 2009 - Sat, Mar 21st, 2009
Fourth National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
“Going the Distance and Shortening It, from Farm to Cafeteria”
Portland Oregon, March 19th – 21st, 2009
Co-sponsored by:
The National Farm to School Network, The Community Food Security Coalition
The Center for Food & Justice, UEPI, Occidental College
Visit www.farmtocafeteriaconference.com for more information!
Contact: Aleta Dunne, (503) 954-2970
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Food Security: From Local to Global
Sat, Jul 11th, 2009 - Wed, Jul 15th, 2009
Plan now to participate in the Society for Nutrition Education’s 2009 Annual Conference:
Food Security - From Local to Global
The Annual Conference is the premier event for nutrition education professionals from across the globe.
SAVE THE DATE!
SNE 2009 Annual Conference
July 11 - 15, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana
Contact: Society for Nutrition Education
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week Visit WebsiteRecurring: yearly
Tue, Sep 22nd, 2009 - Sat, Sep 26th, 2009
Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week
In 2008, this annual statewide event will be September 22 - 26. All schools in the Commonwealth, kindergarten through college, are encouraged to purchase, serve, and promote locally grown foods in their cafeterias during the Week. UMass Amherst Dining Services Director Ken Toong will receive the Blue Ribbon Award for his local purchasing success, and school cafeterias around the state will invite their legislators to eat a local foods lunch with students. Contact Mass. Farm to School Project for more information, kelerwin@localnet.com or 413-253-3844.
Contact: Kelly Erwin, 413-253-3844
Illinois
Cooking Up Change Visit WebsiteRecurring: yearly
Fri, Oct 23rd, 2009 - Fri, Oct 23rd, 2009
Cooking Up Change, hosted by the Healthy Schools Campaign, is a benefit for the Chicago Public Schools. At Cooking up Change 2008, teams of high school students studying culinary arts at public schools in Chicago will have a chance to show just how tasty – and how healthy – a student-designed menu can be.
This event builds on the excitement and enormous success of our first annual Cooking up Change Healthy Cooking Contest in 2007.
The city-wide contest, presented in collaboration with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Education to Careers program, will begin with workshops on healthy cooking techniques and culminate with celebrity chef judging and awards at the benefit on Oct. 23.
Teams of students will compete to craft healthy appetizers, desserts and school meals. The student-designed school meal that places first in the contest will be served for lunch in all Chicago public high schools.
Contact: Alicea miller, (312) 419-1810.
National
APHA 2008 Conference: Public Health Without Borders Visit WebsiteRecurring: yearly
Sun, Oct 25th, 2009 - Thu, Oct 29th, 2009
The APHA Annual Meeting theme "Public Health Without Borders" will explore transnational public health, and will provide a forum to address a diversity of topics including immigrant and refugee health; water and land rights; coordinating disease surveillance and epidemiologic response activities across borders; air and water pollution management across borders; the international impact of trade, arms sales, tobacco sales and gun control policies; and the international transmission of socio-cultural behaviors with adverse health implications. This Annual Meeting could similarly provide a forum for a better understanding of the aspects of growing multiculturalism that promote healthy living and even to highlight and foster specific traditional practices that may serve to protect minority populations as they enter new environments.
Contact: Crystal Craighead