Local Enterprises - Global Visions
The Food & Society Food & Society initiative is a new Food Systems and Rural Development (FSRD) initiative to support the creation and expansion of community based food systems enterprises (CBEs) that are locally owned and controlled, environmentally sound and health promoting. The Foundation convened a conference, "Local Enterprises — Global Visions" on April 23-25, 2001 in Pittsburgh, Pa., that brought together community activists, business leaders, farmers ranchers, scholars and thought leaders to explore and discuss the CBE concept and its opportunity to improve rural communities, the environment and public health. To learn more about the Food and Society vision articulated at the conference, and preliminary grant guidelines, click on the following links to access presentations.
Food & Society Initiative Overview
Richard M. Foster, Vice President for Programs of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Food Systems and Rural Development program presented his vision for the new Food & Society Food and Society initiative.
Exploring the Community Based Enterprise Concept
Experts explore the connection between food production, consumption, environment, economic development and health, and how each links to sustainable agriculture and to community based enterprises.
Examples of Community Based Enterprises
Leaders of eight successful community based food system enterprises describe their projects and businesses and the potential for replication.
Building Community Based Enterprises
This session explored the roles of retailers, public policy and the potential role of the Internet in helping and/or hindering the creation and expansion of community based food systems enterprises that are locally owned and controlled, environmentally sound and health promoting.
Parting Vision of the Food & Society Initiative
The Food and Society Conference Synthesis Team presented a synthesis of ideas and key questions that emerged during the Local Enterprises — Global Visions conference. The Food and Society Conference Synthesis Team presented a synthesis of ideas and key questions that emerged during the Local Enterprises - Global Visions conference. Also, Gus Schumacher, Jr., former U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture speaks on "Future Directions," and, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Vice President for Programs, Richard M. Foster, gives concluding remarks.
Preliminary Grant Submission Guidelines
FSRD Program Directors Gail Imig and Oran Hesterman lay out the strategies of, and guidelines for, potential grant recipients to interact with the Food and Society initiative.
Other Foundation and Governmental Resources
A USDA official and a Foundation program director discuss how their organizations' programs intersect with creating community based food systems enterprises
Trends in the Food System
Learn about the key consumer trends affecting today's food systems in the United States and in Europe, to include marketing strategies, influences of consumers' wellness lifestyles and consumer opinion as a driver or food systems.
Speaker Biographies and Contact Information
Learn more about the presenters and how to contact them.
Conference Participant List
Click here to review who participated in the April 23-25, 2001 Food and Society Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa.