October 27, 2011 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Putting Our Money Where Our Mouths Are:
Farm & Food Entrepreneurship in the Pioneer Valley
Program
9:00 – 9:30 Arrivals, Coffee, Tea, Bagels, Muffins & Mingling
9:30am – Noon: PVGrows Fall Forum
Welcome:
Robert Pura, President, Greenfield Community College
Facilitated Networking:
John Engel, LifeMigrations, Northampton
Overview of Farm & Food Entrepreneurship in the Pioneer Valley:
Margaret Christie, Director of Special Projects, CISA
John Waite, Executive Director, Franklin County CDC / Western MA Food Processing Center, Greenfield
Breakout Sessions with Farm & Food Entrepreneurs:
Dan Martinez, Owner/Chef, Bistro le Gras, Northampton
Amy Klippenstein & Paul Lacinski, Owners, Sidehill Farm, Ashfield
Dan Rosenberg, Owner, Real Pickles, Greenfield
Joe Czajkowski, Sara Teece, & Jessica Collins, Farm to Preschool & Families Project, Springfield
Shelly Beck, Enterprise Farm Mobile Market, Whately
Noon – 1:00pm: Lunch (Tables arranged by Working Group)
1:00pm – 3:00pm: (Optional) PVPC Food Security Plan – Public Input Session