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*NEWS RELEASE*
*For immediate release: February 27, 2017*
*Contact:* Elizabeth Gabriel, Director, elizab...@groundswellcenter.org,
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*Call for Workshops – Farm to Plate Conference, Ithaca, NY*
*Ithaca, NY—* Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming
<http://www.groundswellcenter.org>, is pleased to announce “*The **Farm to
Plate Conference: **Uniting to Create, Educate, and Celebrate a Sustainable
Local Food System*” which will take place on May 11-13, 2017 in Ithaca, NY
and the surrounding areas.
The conference is a collaborative effort by Cornell Food, Agroecology,
Justice and Well-being Collective at Cornell, Cornell Cooperative
Extension, Crooked Carrot, Groundswell Center, Finger Lakes Permaculture
Institute, Roots Rising Farm, Jay Smith, Bobby Smith, the Tompkins County
Food Policy Council and the Youth Farm Project.
The Farm to Plate conference, originally conceptualized by Damon Brangman
founder of Roots Rising Farm, has a vision to bring together people from
multiple sectors of our community to collectively develop strategies
towards creating resilience in the food system. The goals of the conference
are to:
- Honor our ancestors, the abundance of the land, and regional farmers
- Equitably share resources, and collaborate to create a sustainable
food network
- Build campus/ community relations, based on themes of health, food
justice, & agro-ecology
- Celebrate the vibrant food and farming culture of the Finger-lakes
region
*Call for Workshops!*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdICXk8J9AP8WE9S-s3lZZ64a6VD3kzxNI8keuZ-FiEkyIeJw/viewform>
*Honorariums provided.* *Due March 15.*
*Call for Papers**!*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdICXk8J9AP8WE9S-s3lZZ64a6VD3kzxNI8keuZ-FiEkyIeJw/viewform>
*Due March 8.*
The Farm to Plate Conference is funded in part by the Park Foundation, the
Cornell Polson Institute for Global Development, the Cornell Einaudi Center
for International Studies. In an effort to keep conference attendee costs
low or zero, we welcome business sponsorship and individual donations.
For more information, to donate, or get involved please visit:
*http://groundswellcenter.org/farm-to-plate-conference/
<http://groundswellcenter.org/farm-to-plate-conference/>* or contact
i...@groundswellcenter.org 607-319-5095 <(607)%20319-5095>.
*The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming is project of the
not-for-profit Center for Transformative Action. Support for Groundswell
comes from individuals and businesses who believe in the importance of a
strong local food system, and from the Park Foundation and the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program under grant #11674923*. *For
more information visit **www.groundswellcenter.org*
<http://www.groundswellcenter.org>
Elizabeth Gabriel
Director
607.793.3383 <(607)%20793-3383>
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