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["Michael Burns" <michael AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>]

From:    "Amy Blankstein" <amy AT justfood.org>

*JUST FOOD CONFERENCE 2012: EAT • WORK • GROW THE MOVEMENT*

On February 24th and 25th, Just Food will convene over 1,000 local food
lovers and advocates, CSA members, community gardeners, urban and rural
farmers, food professionals and entrepreneurs to participate in two days of
hands-on workshops, discussions, skills-building sessions, and good food.

*Just Food Conference 2012: Eat • Work • Grow the Movement* will be held at
the Food and Finance High School (525 West 50th Street) and will provide
attendees with opportunities to learn about cooking and food preservation
techniques, CSA trends, and local and national farm and food issues, along
with ways to mobilize communities in order to increase access to
farm-fresh, locally grown food.

On Friday evening, Just Food and Good Food Jobs will co-host a Good Food Jobs
Fair. On Saturday, we’ll conclude the conference with an EXPO and celebration
featuring exemplary local food artisans, sustainable businesses, and
organizations.

The conference will include over 100 workshops, covering a range of topics
including:

*Food Education*: Seasonal eating tips and tricks, featuring demonstrations on
enjoying and preserving your local bounty through simple home cooking,
canning, and food preservation techniques.

*Food Policy*:  Trends, issues and legislation impacting New York City
consumers and local farmers, getting local food to the NYC market, labor
issues in the food movement, the 2012 (Food and) Farm Bill, and New York State
land management and access policies.

*Community Organizing*:  Increasing access to healthy food in New York City,
including CSA and farmers’ market management, urban agriculture and community
advocacy and outreach.

*Career and Entrepreneurialism*:  Launching your own business, becoming a
farmer, breaking into the food field, and career paths panel.

*Industry:* Local purchasing and sourcing, regional and local distribution
systems, and sustainable food production.

*Farmer Q&A*: Meet some of the local farmers who grow food for New York City.
The panel will include farmers involved in Just Food’s CSA, farmers’ market,
and farm-to-food pantry programs.


*What:* *JUST FOOD CONFERENCE 2012: EAT • WORK • GROW THE MOVEMENT*

*Organized by:* Just Food

*Sponsored by:* Kashi; other sponsors to be announced

*When:* Friday, February 24 (8:30am–7pm), and Saturday, February 25 (8am–6pm)

*Where:* Food & Finance High School

525 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019 (between 10th and 11th Avenues)

*Cost:* Tickets are $30 per day or $50 for both days. Discounted rates of $15
(for one day) and $30 (for both days) are available for students, farmers and
low-income community members.

Tickets to the Job Fair only will cost $15.

*Registration and Ticket Info:* http://jfconference2012.eventbrite.com/

*General conference info:* Jessica Gaffney at 212-645-9880 x232 or

Jessica.Gaffney AT justfood.org; http://justfood.org/events/overview

*Press inquiries:* Amy Blankstein at 212-645-9880 x243 or amy AT justfood.org


*About Just Food*

Just Food is a non-profit organization that connects communities and local
farms with the resources and support they need to make fresh, locally grown
food accessible to all New Yorkers. Just Food provides regional farmers and
food producers, CSA organizers and everyday eaters with the resources and
support they need to establish and experience healthy food systems—in every
neighborhood.

Since 1995, Just Food has pioneered and championed the proliferation of
sustainable food programs, including CSAs, community-run farmers’ markets, and
farm-to-food pantry programs. Just Food serves thousands of New Yorkers by
forging partnerships between local farms, neighborhood groups, and consumers,
and by providing urban communities with a framework for growing, and knowing,
healthy food.

For more information about Just Food, visit www.justfood.org.


*About Good Food Jobs*

Good Food Jobs is a gastro-job search tool, designed to link people looking
for meaningful food work with the businesses that need their energy,
enthusiasm, and intellect.  Good Food Jobs posts opportunities with farmers
and food artisans, policy makers and purveyors, retailers and restaurateurs,
economists, ecologists, and more. On their blog, the gastrognomes
<http://www.goodfoodjobs.com/blog>, they profile the most interesting and
unlikely food professionals that they find, and publish their stories to
inspire you.

Good Food Jobs was created by friends, partners and ice cream lovers, Taylor
Cocalis and Dorothy Neagle.

For more information about Good Food Jobs, visit goodfoodjobs.com.

-- 
Amy Blankstein
Grants and Communications Manager
Just Food
phone:212.645.9880 x 243
fax:212.645.9881
1155 Avenue of the Americas
Ste. 311
New York, New York, 10036
amy AT justfood.org
www.justfood.org

Learn, network and be inspired!
*Just Food Conference 2012: Eat. Work. Grow the Movement.*
February 24 & 25, 2012
To purchase tickets, click HERE <http://jfconference2012.eventbrite.com/>


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