[Winona] Forum on commodity agriculture

[MJ Greenwald]

[Winona Online Democracy]

Hello Members:  I am providing this information about an interesting upcoming forum on commodity agriculture, this coming Tuesday, February 15th, at 7:00 pm in the Country Board Room, on the 2nd floor of the Winona Government Center.  Read on for more information.  Martha Greenwald   Sustain Winona and Bluff Country Coop Together Present: JASON CLAY �Harmonizing Global Commodities, Biodiversity and Business�   Tuesday, February 15th 7:00 PM County Board Room 177 Main Street Winona 2nd floor, Winona Gov�t Center A video event from the 2004 Bioneers National Conference, combined with a discussion including Winona citizens involved in sustainable agriculture   Today, a globalized, commodity export-oriented agriculture threatens the ecosystems which produce our food and fiber. Jason Clay, vice president for the Center for Conservation Innovation at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), has been an innovative and effective leader in international human rights and environmental work for over 20 year, and an inventor of the �green marketing� of rainforest products. Now, he is working with the UN, investors, retailers and producer groups to reform the immense international agricultural commodity industries to lessen their ecological impacts.   Citizens are invited to view the 30-minute video.  Panelists Bob Copeland, Jim Riddle, Linda D'Amico, Toby Dogwiler, Michael Rupprecht and Reese Williams, along with audience members, will discuss how Clay�s ideas and those of Frances Moore Lappe can be made relevant to the economic and environmental sustainability of the Winona area.   This program will simultaneously be carried live on HBC Channel 19 and Charter's Channel 8.  It will be rebroadcast on HBC�s Channel 20 from 7:30-9pm on February 22nd; and on Charter�s Channel 6 on February 23rd from 7-8:30 pm.    This is the second in a series of video events.  The other topics scheduled include the following: Sustainability and Health, March 15; Sustainability and Community, April 19th All events are at 7:00 PM in the County Board Room                                                                           Email Sustain Winona, [EMAIL PROTECTED] with questions or comments about the program.

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