Posted by Casey Williams on September 11th, 2008

The Baldwin Center for Preservation Development is sponsoring two special events on September 29, 2008 that focus on developing a local food system and food policy.   

Sep 29: Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty

Date: Monday, September 29, 2008
Time: 5pm
Place: University of Virginia, Campbell Hall, room 153. (Parking: Culbreth Road garage) 

Author Mark Winne, a national expert on developing local food systems and food policy, will speak at a free public lecture open to the community. Following the lecture there will be a reception and book-signing. Books will be available for purchase at the lecture. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, email Jane Kelly at jak4g@virginia.edu or call 434-243-0124.  

Sep 29: Food Policy Council Workshop

Date: Monday, September 29, 2008
Time: 10am-3pm
Place: Virginia Dept of Forestry, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville, 22903 

Interested in setting up a food policy council in Virginia? Attend this workshop to learn more about food policy councils from national expert author Mark Winne. The workshop is geared toward participants who are working on or are interested in establishing a food policy council (local, regional, or state) in Virginia. Pre-registration is required. For more information, email Meghan Bucknum at meb7vs@virginia.edu.  

Event Sponsors:
UVa’s Center for Global Health
Dept of Urban and Environmental Planning
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Darden Business School
Piedmont Environmental Council
Virginia Association for Biological Farming
The Baldwin Center for Preservation Development
Pfizer Initiative in International Health
VA Foundation for Agriculture Innovation and Rural Sustainability

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