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  • From: Jerry and Marienne <kreitlow AT cmgate.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Minnesota Sustainable Farming Conference
  • Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:07:28 -0600

Hey folks,

Here's the press release on a great (and inexpensive!) conference coming up here in MN, so if you're up in the upper Midwest, come on by.

Thanks,
Jerry Ford
(320) 543-3394
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"Local Foods: The Next Step"
Sustainable Farming Association of MN's 17th Annual Conference
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

Local foods are healthy for people, the environment, and the local economy.
Since they don't travel far, local foods often taste better and fresher.
Anyone who has tasted a red-ripe summer tomato fresh from the garden,
compared to the high mileage winter version, knows the difference.

At the Sustainable Farmers Association of Minnesota's 17th Annual Conference
on Saturday, February 2nd at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN,
"Local Foods: The Next Step" will be viewed from three perspectives:
Production: Who grows it and how? Processing, distribution and
enhancement: How do we get it? And Consumer issues: What are all the
ways we can use it? Farmers, grocers, processors, brokers, cooks,
nonprofit leaders, and many other experts will share their research,
lessons learned, current best practices, and goals for the future, for
themselves and for local foods.

A plenary session featuring the Sustainers Coalition, a group of five nonprofit
organizations that promote sustainable farms and nutritious foods from a
healthy environment, will kick off the conference. Then, a wide range of nine
educational sessions will focus on production; processing distribution and
enhancement; and consumer issues. The day will end with a look at "Local
Foods a Taste of the Future", which will feature Minnesota wines and local,
artisan cheeses.

Conference registration starts at 8:30 a.m. The conference program runs
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Registration fees range from $35-$55 and
include a delicious, locally produced lunch. On-site childcare is provided
for a small fee with an RSVP. For more information and registration, go to
www.sfa-mn.org or contact Anne at communications AT sfa-mn.org or (320)
226-6318. To sponsor or exhibit, contact Mary Jo Forbord at
mforbord AT sfa-mn.org or (320) 760-8732.




  • [Market-farming] Minnesota Sustainable Farming Conference, Jerry and Marienne, 01/14/2008

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