<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">This looks like a really neat event. I wonder if someone (or several someones) from GFN would be available and interested? Simsbury, CT is about 40 miles away from Northampton, about an hour-long drive. Cost to attend: $130. Registration deadline: June 6.<br>Basically every workshop looks interesting.<br>This might be worth putting out to the GFN Volunteers or GFN general list-- I think some folks might be really excited about this.<br><div> </div><div id="RTEContent"><div><font size="2"><strong style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Jennifer Hartley</strong></font><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" size="2" color="#bf00bf"><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Community Education and Administration Director</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0,
0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Grow Food Northampton</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dedicated to promoting food security by advancing sustainable agriculture in the Northampton, Massachusetts area</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span><span><a target="_blank" href="http://growfoodnorthampton.com">http://growfoodnorthampton.com</a></span></span></span></font><br><br>email: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:hartley_jennifer@yahoo.com">hartley_jennifer@yahoo.com</a><br>cell: 413-387-8486</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">----- Forwarded Message ----<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Sam Stegeman <sam@buylocalfood.org><br><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> higher-ed-working-group-of-pvgrows@googlegroups.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, March 28, 2011 4:17:10 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> FW: Food System Literacy Conference, Simsbury, CT June16-17, 2011<br></font><br>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000ff"><span class="306101620-28032011">I thought this concept of "Food System Literacy"
applied to some of our discussion last week.</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000ff"><span class="306101620-28032011">This is in CT, but looks like a good
conference.</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000ff"><span class="306101620-28032011">Sam</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000ff"><span class="306101620-28032011"></span></font> </div>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Arial Narrow">Sam Stegeman</font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Arial Narrow">Coordinator, </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Arial Narrow"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.pvgrows.org/">PVGrows</a></font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pvgrows@buylocalfood.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:pvgrows@buylocalfood.org"><font face="Arial Narrow" color="#000000">pvgrows@buylocalfood.org</font></a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Arial Narrow">413-665-7100 x15</font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Arial Narrow"></font></span> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Arial Narrow">Program Coordinator, </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.buylocalfood.org/"><font face="Arial Narrow">Community Involved
in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)</font></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Arial Narrow">1 Sugarloaf St., South Deerfield, MA 01373</font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Arial Narrow" color="#0000ff">Strengthening Farms and Communities Since
1993.</font></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">
<div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em><font face="Arial Narrow">Rock out with CISA and the Young @ Heart Chorus on Sunday,
April 10. </font></em></span></div>
<div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><em><font face="Arial Narrow">Tickets & info at </font><a rel="nofollow" title="http://www.buylocalfood.org/" target="_blank" href="http://www.buylocalfood.org/"><font face="Arial Narrow">www.buylocalfood.org</font></a></em></span></div></span></div></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Bill Duesing [mailto:bduesing@mac.com]
<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bill Duesing;
Vivian Elba<br><b>Subject:</b> [NEFOOD] Food System Literacy Conference,
Simsbury, CT June16-17, 2011<br></font><br></div>
<div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">Please share with
interested colleagues - thank you!<br></font>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a"><br></font><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL is hosting a 2-day
conference for educators, school administrators, food service providers,
community organizers and more, to advance food system literacy in schools and
communities around the nation, on June 16 and 17, 2011, at Walker's campus
in Simsbury, CT. This national conference features keynote speakers Frances
Beinecke EWS '67, President of the NRDC, Author and Environmentalist Bill
McKibben, President of Sustainable Food Systems John Turenne, plus over 15
important workshops and field excursions.</font></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a"><br></font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">Below, details about the
event, </font></span><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">and attached, the full color
flyer</font></span><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">.</font></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a"> Please forward this to organization
and community colleagues, faculty and administrators who would benefit from
attendance at this event</font></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">. </font></span><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">For online
information, detailed session descriptions, and registration, please
visit</font></span><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a"> </font></span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ethelwalker.org/foodforthought"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">www.ethelwalker.org/foodforthought</font></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">.</font></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="'Zapf Dingbats'"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a"><br></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="'Zapf Dingbats'"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">I </font></span></font><font face="'Zapf Dingbats'"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">I appreciate
your help with viral (and green) communications!</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Helvetica"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a"><br></font></b></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">Food for Thought: </font></span><span style="font-size: large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">FOOD SYSTEM
LITERACY IN CLASSROOMS, CAFETERIAS AND COMMUNITIES: </font></span><span style="font-size: large;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2a2a2a">ADVANCING
FOOD SYSTEM LITERACY IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE
NATION.</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 48, 103);"><br></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 48, 103);"><span style="font-size: small;">THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL has become a forerunner in the
practice of teaching environmental stewardship via collaborative education
techniques, sustainable practices, and working partnerships. Learn about and
share best practices with featured speakers from around the nation to advance
healthy and environmentally sound food sourcing, literacy, organic farming and
preparation practices in schools and communities. Discuss specific
challenges and solutions during facilitated conversations which will provide
insight into new initiatives.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 48, 103);"><span style="font-size: small;"><br></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 48, 103);"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>June 16 Highlights:</b></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(30, 48, 103);"><span style="color: rgb(149, 186, 60);"><span style="font-size: small;"><font color="#006600">T</font><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">OUR AND
LUNCHEON at Billings Forge, Hartford </font></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">Billings
Forge Community Works is a non-profit organization seeking to improve conditions
in one of the poorest areas of Hartford, CT. Its landmark, award-winning
restaurant, The Firebox is a leader in the farm-to-table movement, and Billings
Forge itself is a key collaborator in Walker’s environmental and community
outreach programs. Enjoy lunch and a tour of this innovative rehabilitation
project which features an urban farm.</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">FFT MARKETPLACE AND WORKSHOPS Walker's
Campus in Simsbury.</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">DINNER AND KEYNOTE: BILL
MCKIBBEN</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101"><br></font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">June 17 Highlights:</font></b></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">KEYNOTE: FRANCES BEIKECKE EWS
'67</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">WORKSHOPS on Walker’s Campus, Simsbury,
CT </font></span><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">Sessions cover Agriculture and the
Environment, Meatless Mondays, Veggiecation, Urban Farming and many
more</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">EDUCATIONAL FARM TOUR AND LUNCHEON: THE
COMMUNITY FARM OF SIMSBURY</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">KEYNOTE: JOHN TURENNE</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101"><br></font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">REGISTER ONLINE: Discounted Conference Fee:
$130</font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://goog_632113982/"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">http://</font></a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ethelwalker.org/foodforthought"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">www.ethelwalker.org/foodforthought</font></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101"><br></font></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101">For more information, call 860.408.4213 or
email </font></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#010101"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:vivian_elba@ethelwalker.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:vivian_elba@ethelwalker.org">vivian_elba@ethelwalker.org</a></font></b></span></div></span>Vivian
K. Elba<br>Director of Marketing & Communications<br>The Ethel Walker
School<br>230 Bushy Hill Road<br>Simsbury, CT
06070<br>860.408.4213t<br>860.658.6763f<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ethelwalker.org/">www.ethelwalker.org</a><br></div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Bill Duesing</div>
<div>Executive Director</div>
<div>CT NOFA</div>
<div>Cultivating an Organic Connecticut</div>
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