[Announce] I am speaking in Archbold, Ohio

[Robert Waldrop]

I am speaking on Friday April 11th at the Sustainable Food Day at Northwest State Community College in Archbold, Ohio. Also on the bill of fare speaking for the day are Bill Heffernon (University of Missouri Center for Rural Sociology) and Gene Logsdon (Farmer and Author).  My topic will be "One of My Usual Subjects" -- organizing local food coops.  The full program is below my sig.  AFAIK, non-students are welcome.  Archbold is close to Toledo and is, I am told, surrounded by corn and bean fields.

Bob Waldrop, Romero House, OKC

Sustainable Food Day

Northwest State Community College

April 11, 2008

9 AM - 3 PM

9:00 Keynote Speaker: Joan Dye Gussow (Location)

10:00 Concurrent Sessions

Local Agricultural Solutions: Sr. Rita Wienken

(Location)

OR


Energy Costs of Industrial Foods: John Krochmalny

(Location)

11:00 Concurrent Sessions

Organizing and Operating Co-ops: Bob Waldrop

(Location)


OR

 Agricultural Business Enhancement: Becky Singer

(Location)


12:00 Panel Discussion and Lunch (Location)

Bill Dawson

Joan Dye Gussow

Bill Heffernan

Gene Logsdon

Bob Waldrop

Sr. Rita Wienken


1:00 Concurrent Sessions

Sustainable Community Gardens: Bill Dawson

(Location)


OR


Sustainable Agribusinesses: Community Members

(Location)

2:00 Keynote Speaker: Bill Heffernan (Location)

Speakers

Bill Dawson, of Franklin Park Conservatory and Community Gardens in Columbus, Ohio, has led that city's Greening to Grow community gardens program since 2002. He has developed an Urban Gardening School and worked with the Columbus Food Shed Project to involve both preschoolers and teenagers in gardens at Columbus Head Start sites. 

Joan Dye Gussow is a former professor of nutrition and education at Columbia University and member of the National Organic Standards Board. Her 2001 book, This Organic Life: Confessions of an Urban Homesteader, details her experiences with eating delicious, locally grown food. 

Bill Heffernan, professor emeritus of rural sociology at the University of Missouri at Columbia, has done extensive research on the effects of corporate consolidation in the food industry. He is Project Coordinator of the Food Circles Networking Project. 

John Krochmalny (insert short bio from Lewis grant here). 

Gene Logsdon farms in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. He is the author of numerous books, including The Contrary Farmer and All Flesh is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming. 

Becky Singer is a Program Manager for the Center for Innovative Food Technology, where she identifies strategies to advance emerging agricultural sectors. Previously, she served as Ohio Proud Coordinator for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. 

Bob Waldrop is president and manager of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative, founded in 2003. The coop now serves over 1,000 members, with over $40,000 in monthly sales. 

Sr. Rita Wienken grew up on a small family farm in northwest Ohio. Formerly Director of the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, since 2005 she has managed Seeds of Hope Farm in Tiffin, Ohio, providing fresh, sustainably grown produce through CSA membership and direct sales. 
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