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  • From: MariavHM AT aol.com
  • To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Call for Presentatins THE FUTURE OF OUR FOOD AND FARMS 2000
  • Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 15:20:48 EDT

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE!

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
THE FUTURE OF OUR FOOD AND FARMS 2000
A Regional Summit to Promote Agriculture,
Learn about Trends in Food Distribution
and Find Ways to Reduce Hunger

The Future of our Food and Farms Summit seeks proposals for presentations for
the 2000 Summit to be held on November 30, December 1, 2000 near
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Summit’s purpose is to promote agriculture,
learn about trends in food distribution and find ways to reduce hunger in the
Delaware Valley Region--including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania--within approximately a one hundred mile radius of the city of
Philadelphia. The Summit aims to increase knowledge of the food system in
the Delaware Valley Region; improve community food security; increase
opportunities for networking among leaders, professionals, and youth; and
encourage collaboration among diverse people working to strengthen the food
system so that it serves all.

Creating Connections: Encouraging Collaboration in the Delaware Valley Food
System
The theme for 2000 is "Creating Connections". Targeted audiences include:
farmers, including minority and sustainable farmers, policy-makers, youth,
educators, emergency food providers, faith-based community representatives,
urban farmers, educators, environmentalists, agribusiness representatives,
food wholesalers and retailers, government officials, media representatives,
community gardeners, nutritionists, extension agents, food safety
researchers, chefs, and others interested in the region's food system.

The 2000 Summit will focus on community food security and have four major
subject areas—food, farming, hunger and youth. The youth sessions will focus
on youth involvement in food, farming and hunger; and will be held in a
half-day session on Thursday, November 30. A three-hour Symposium Session
may also be held on the morning of Friday, December 1 to allow in-depth
examination of a specific food system issue. Multiple opportunities will be
provided for participants to dialogue and network across particular areas of
concern.

Focal areas and proposal criteria for the 2000 Summit are listed on the
following page.

I. 2000 Focal Areas

The Future of our Food and Farms Summit seeks proposals for presentations for
the 2000 Summit that focus on Creating Connections: Encouraging Collaboration
in the Delaware Valley Food System. Proposals should highlight presentations
in specific areas in food, farming and hunger or bring together diverse
aspects of the food system to examine an entire issue. All proposals will be
evaluated as to whether they are likely to have a positive effect on the food
system in the Delaware Valley Region.

Transportation
Hunger, federal policy, and devolution
Genetically modified organisms
Supermarkets in low income communities
Youth involved in food, farming, or hunger
Education
Youth farm-stands
Minority farming
Direct marketing opportunities for farmers
Innovative ways for financing new enterprises
Mentoring programs
Supermarket produce buying
Skill assessments--helping people achieve their goals
E-commerce
Women in agriculture
Success stories
Promotion of local produce
Eco-labels
Diversifying farm enterprises

II. Formats of Presentations

We seek a variety of formats for presentations; they include:

1. How-to presentations--presentations designed to instruct participants in
a particular technique, for example a specific technology, marketing
technique, assessment, or financial model.
2. Debate presentations--pro-con presentations designed to show two sides of
an issue to help people make informed decisions, for example a particular
issue, a process, or a policy.
3. Multiple view presentations--designed to show several views on the same
subject.
4. Information presentations--designed to inform participants, provide data,
facts, and recent news events on a particular area of interest.
5. Show and tell presentations--presentations that are more "hands-on" in
nature--using different types of materials to describe a farming operation,
an industry, or project.
6. We seek presentations relating to youth--both for youth and by youth--to
be presented on Thursday, November 30.
7. We seek one or two symposium or workshop sessions to be held during a
three-hour period on the morning of Friday, December 1 (the equivalent of two
one and one-half hour regular sessions) to allow a more in-depth look at a
specific topic.

All formats can use single or multiple presenters and are encouraged to use a
variety of audio-visual materials.

III. General Directions

1. The majority of proposals for presentations will be for a 1 1/2 hour
session that is informative, interesting, and relates to the focus areas and
the overall theme for 2000. One or two presentations will be selected for a
symposium format to be held on the morning of Friday, December 30.

2. Please send one copy of your proposal BY APRIL 24TH to:

Future of our Food and Farms
c/o Farmers’ Market Trust
1201 Chestnut Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
OR
E-mail your proposal to fmtrust AT libertynet.org in Microsoft Word for Windows

IV. Proposal Format

Please use the format below to describe your presentation in one or two pages.

Presentation Title.
Your name:
Your organization:
Your address:
Telephone number:
E-mail address:
Presenter(s):
Facilitator (if applicable):
Format (please use formats of presentations listed in section II, above):
Major issues addressed:
Audience targeted:
Geographic area effected:
Major impact of this presentation:
Connections this presentation will describe and/or encourage:
Audio Visual Needs or Audio Visual Materials you will provide:

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE, PUBLICIZE AND COPY FOR OTHERS, THANKS!

For further information, please contact Maria van Hekken mariavhm AT aol.com or
610-432-4884

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