Five Farmers Meet You at the Table: A Conversation on Sustainable Food Systems

When
Saturday, March 29, 2014
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location
WCC Gateway Center, Davis Auditorium
Spaces left
57

Registration

Members - WRDA, GNYDA, MHDA & LIDA
Non-Members w/CEU Credits – $60.00
Non-Members w/out CEU Credits
Students

WRDA and WCC FOOD & NUTRITION CLUB CO-SPONSORED EVENT:

Topic:
Five Farmers Meet You at the Table: A Conversation on Sustainable Food Systems

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY MARCH 24.
Limited seating.

Time:
8:30 - Registration

9 - Noon - Presentations
12-12:30 - Meet the experts

Location:

Westchester Community College Gateway, Davis Auditorium - Directions

Speakers:

Jack Algiere: Farm Director, Four Seasons Farm at Stone Barn
John McDowell: Founder & President of Rockland Farm Alliance
Mike Fedison: Assistant Farm Manager, Hilltop Hanover Farm
Doug DeCandia: Project Coordinator at Food Bank for Westchester
Steffen Schneider: Director of Farm Operations at Hawthorne Valley Farms
Joan Dye Gussow: Professor, Author, Food Policy Expert, Environmentalist, Gardener

Credits: 3 CEU

Registration Fees:

Members: Free (includes WRDA, GNYDA, MHDA & LIDA)

Non-Members requesting CEU credits: $60.00
Non-members not requesting CEU credits: Free*

Students: Free

*Non-members (without CEU credits) -- it is suggested that a $10 donation be made at the meeting which will help support the Food Bank.

Meeting Objective: To explore the agricultural and nutritional environment of food in Westchester and Rockland Counties with the experts from local farm and environmental centers.

Upcoming Event Details

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