This annual Sierra Club conference in Kentucky is fantastic, and this year
the keynote speaker will be Jim Hightower. It should be great!
More information on the Healthy Food, Local Farms Conference in Louisville,
KY. In Oct.
Subbject: 2004 Healthy Food, Local Farms Conference
PLEASE FORWARD!
You're invited to attend the upcoming Healthy Food, Local Farms Conference
WHEN: Saturday, October 2, 2004, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: Louisville, Kentucky at the University of Louisville, Strickler Hall
COST: $35.00 per person (limited scholarships available).
Conference fee includes an all local breakfast and lunch catered by Eve's
Sweet Revenge.
Keynote Speaker:
Jim Hightower
National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of Thieves In
High Places: They've Stolen Our Country and It's Time to Take It Back, Jim
Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of
the Powers That Ought To Be - consumers, working families,
environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks.
Twice elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Hightower believes that the
true political spectrum is not right to left but top to bottom, and he has
become a leading national voice for the 80 percent of the public who no
longer find themselves within shouting distance of the Washington and Wall
Street powers at the top. For more information, visit www.jimhightower.com.
Special Guest Speakers:
John Ikerd
John Ikerd Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics at the University of
Missouri Columbia. Dr. Ikerd has written numerous papers and journal
articles, making him one of the foremost in his field. He is a vital
proponent of sustainable agriculture.
David Kline, with special introduction by Wendell Berry
David Kline is a farmer, naturalist, and writer; he and his family farm 120
acres and operate a 40-cow organic dairy near Mt. Hope, Ohio. Kline is the
author of Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer's Journal and Scratching the
Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm; he is also an editor of Farming
Magazine.
Tod Murphy
Tod Murphy is the founder of the Farmers Diner, a Vermont diner that spends
more than 70 percent of all its food dollars on local farmers and
small-scale producers. The mission of the Farmers Diner is to support rural
economic vitality, to create new farms, and to create new opportunities for
existing farms. With the diner, Tod is seeking to recreate a robust
infrastructure that supports local farmers and food producers. For more
information, visit www.farmersdiner.com.
Workshop Topics Include:
a.. Local food and farm economy - Environment - Health and food safety
a.. Corporate myth busting - Exposing the dangers of industrialized
agriculture
a.. Local food facts - Revealing the benefits of a local food and farm
economy
Special Events:
a.. Friday night Social: Wine-tasting and dinner at the Smith-Berry
Winery. $30 per person.
a.. Saturday night Fundraiser: An Evening with Jim Hightower. A benefit
for the Sierra Club and Community Farm Alliance. $50 per person.
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 24.
To Register: send registration fee and the following information to:
Community Farm Alliance
614 Shelby Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Please make check payable to Community Farm Alliance.
Or you may email registration to: [log in to unmask]
Needed registration information:
Name:
Address:
City/State:
Phone:
Email:
Healthy Food, Local Farms Conference
# of people who will be attending @ $35.00 per person:
# of children (children under the age of 13 are free):
Friday night Social
# of people who will be attending @ $30.00 per person:
Saturday night Fundraiser
# of people who will be attending @ $50.00 per person:
Specify meal preference:
a.. non-vegetarian
b.. vegetarian
c.. vegan
Hotel Accomodations:
a.. Hotel rooms are available at The Inn at Jewish Hospital for the
special rate of $72.00 until September 18th. To reserve a room, call The
Inn at 502-582-2481 and tell them you are with the Sierra Club conference.
For more information you can visit their website at:
www.theinnlouisville.com/pages/1/index.htm
Conference Sponsors:
a.. Community Farm Alliance, Cumberland Chapter of the Sierra Club
a.. Underwritten by Brown-Forman
a.. Additional sponsors: Citizens Action Coalition's Indiana Campaign for
Economic Justice, EarthSave Louisville, Fox Hollow Clinic, Kentucky
Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Kentucky State
University, Partners for Family Farms, Sierra Club Water Sentinels.
Aleve Douglas
Organizer
Community Farm Alliance
2130 Portland Avenue, #1
Louisville, KY 40212
Tel: (502) 775-4041
Fax: (502) 775-4039
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