Working Together to Make Local Food Work
April 11, 2012 – Smith College Conference Center, Northampton
Program
8:45 – 9:00 Arrivals, Coffee, Tea, Bagels, Muffins & Mingling
9:00 – Noon PVGrows Spring Forum
Welcome
- Joe Shoenfeld, UMass Center for Agriculture
Plenary: Expanding Our Thinking
- Margaret Christie, Community Involved in Sustainin g Agriculture (CISA)
- John Engel, LifeMigrations Coaching & Consulting
- Alex Risley Schroeder, MA Workforce Alliance
- Dan Rosenberg, Real Pickles
- Tim Wilcox, The Kitchen Garden
Breakout Sessions with Enterprise Teams (Click for Team Descriptions)
- CCMS/Mason Square Farmers’ Market
- Food Processing for Farm to School
- Gardening The Community
- Holyoke Community Kitchen
- Mockingbird Farm
- Valley Green Feast Collective
- Valley Malt
Noon – 1:00 Lunch
Tables arranged by Working Group
1:30 – 3:00 Slow Money Pioneer Valley Inaugural Meeting (Optional)
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