Food For Maine’s Future Conference
3rd Annual Local & Sustainable Foods Conference: Growing Our Skills and Our Community
Food for Maine’s Future, The Unity Barn Raisers, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA), WERU, The Good Life Center at Forest Farm, Unity College Garden Club,and the Healthy Schools Initiative are proud to present the 3rd Annual Local and Sustainable Foods Conference: Growing Our Skills and Community; and Local Foods Dinner at the Unity Performing Arts Center in Unity, an all day event starting at 9:30am on Saturday, April 5. The conference features skill and issue based workshops, panel discussion, a Maine FEEDS Maine style breakout session and two keynote speakers (see below) both of whom are working to protect the food independence of their respective homes. The Mud Season Dinner - a Maine Foods Meal in April is at 6 pm followed by a closing keynote.
Workshops and Skill Shares:
Building cold frames, Growing and Preserving Your Own Food in Rural and Urban areas, Container Gardens, Backyard Poultry Flocks, and more TBA
Discussions and Panels:
Climate Change and Maine Agriculture and Local Foods and Fighting Hunger.
Afternoon Roundtable Discussion and Regional Breakouts
A roundtable discussion and strategy session on actions and policies that will enable Maine to feed Maine.
Local Foods Dinner
This dinner is a celebration of Maine food and Maine’s food producers and will consist (almost) entirely of Maine food. Guests can expect a fun and delicious time, while supporting and building a culture of food that respects the people, the animals, the land, and the waterways that keep us fed and nourished. Proceeds to benefit Food for Maine’s Future and the Unity Area Food Pantry.
Registration for the conference is $5-50 sliding scale, suggested donation is $15, dinner reservations $5-50 sliding scale, suggested donation is $10, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. In the spirit of solidarity, bring a non-perishable food item if you can, those donations will go to the Unity Food Pantry. We would greatly appreciate if you are able to bring your own bowl/plate and utensils for lunch. Registration is not required, but space may be limited and pre-registration will help us plan for seating, etc.
More information at info@foodformaine.com
