2^nd ANNUAL LOCAL FOOD EVENT - BUY LOCAL - SELL LOCAL

Community Farmers Markets

Wednesday February 25^th, 2004

Program for the Day

9:30      Registration

10:00    Introduction

10:15    Keynote Speaker: 

                  Tom Strumolo, Director,

                  Greenmarket Farmers Market, New York City

11:15    Market Basics:  How to Sessions

               Group 1: What farmers, growers and producers need to

                            know make the most of market day

               Group 2: What market coordinators need to know to run

                            a successful market

               Group 3: How farm and community groups can get in on

                            action

12:30    Lunch (catered by local food chef Gary Hoyer of Millie’s Bistro)

1:30      Networking Sessions

               Group 1: Farmers & market coordinators:  Working

                            through opportunities and obstacles

               Group 2: Urban community and rural agricultural         

                                  connections:  How can we work together

               Group 3: Research and policy connections:   Identifying

                            and setting the agenda

3:00     Concluding Remarks:  The Road Ahead

Registration