3rd Annual Sustainable Hog Farming Summit
"Creating Meaningful Solutions"
June 6-7, 2003, Eisenhower Inn & Conference Center
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This year's event focuses on the role sustainable hog farming plays as a
successful and promising solution to the social, environmental, and moral
concerns raised by industrial hog production. Keynote address by Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr.
Friday, June 6th
Farm Events and Sustainable Social Hour featuring barbecue, bluegrass music,
and beer. From 7-10 pm at the Allstar Events Complex next door to the
Eisenhower Inn. $12 entrance fee covers all food and first beverage.
Saturday, June 7th
Full Day Symposium on Sustainable Solutions including approaches to
sustainable farming, building profitable farms and markets, as well as
updates on technical and legal developments related to industrial livestock
production.
Presentations and Panel discussions of sustainable farming practices,
farm-to-market initiatives for family farm products, consumer and citizen
responses, and the impacts of industrial-scale confinement hog production
on rural communities, human health, and the environment.
For more information go to www.waterkeeper.org <http://www.waterkeeper.org>
, call 914.674-0622 x204, or email [log in to unmask]
The Registration Form is at
http://www.waterkeeper.org/PBK/registration.doc
The Summit Flyer is at http://www.waterkeeper.org/PBK/flyer3.pdf
The Program is at http://www.waterkeeper.org/PBK/web_program.doc
Co-sponsored by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the White Dog Café
Foundation, PASA, PennFuture, Animal Welfare Institute, and GRACE.
Erin E. Jordahl
Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-277-8868
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www.iowa.sierraclub.org
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