REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!
Welcome to the 6th Annual Local Food Summit!
When: Monday, March 31st, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Registration is required at: http://localfoodsummit.org
Cost - By 3/17/2014 (Extended to 3/24/2014!): $40 (registration & food for the day)
Cost - After 3/24/2014: $50 (registration & food for the day)
Please Note:
Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible if you would
like to be assured a space. There will only be walk-up/day of
registration if spaces are available.
Registration is open
Members
of our community may have different backgrounds, divergent
perspectives, and distinct food-related interests. However, whether we
are expanding healthy food access, supporting local businesses,
preserving food cultures, protecting the environment, or advocating for
local farmers, our efforts to strengthen local and regional food systems
unite us. With our combined visions, we can continue to build the good
food movement and create the future we want for our ourselves and our
community.
The theme of this year's Local Food Summit is Many Cultures, One Movement. With
this theme as our guide, the Summit seeks to explore: What does our local
food movement look like? What are our food cultures? How do food and
culture intersect in our local food system? What do we want our local
food movement to look like in the future? And, how can we inspire others
to get involved or do more?
Our opening event is the Good Food Potluck & Film, FREE, at 5PM on Sunday March 30 RSVP here
Join
the organizers of the Summit for a night of community building, food,
discussion and film. Bring a dish to the potluck representing your “food
culture” and contribute to the Local Food Summit’s very first
collection of recipes. The night begins with a potluck dinner (with some donations from Summit sponsors) and features a screening of the award winning documentary film "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs." Bring the whole family to cultivate connections with supporters of the
local food system.
The Local Food Summit Recipe Collection
Do
you have a dish that you’ve perfected or a favorite recipe passed down
to you? Which of your dishes best represents your “food culture?” Bring
your recipe to the Good Food Potluck to participate in our first ever
recipe collection. Bring the original copy of the recipe to be
photographed-- whether handwritten, on a recipe card, or splattered with
ingredients. Share your food culture!
Keynote & Morning sessions We are honored to feature Grace Lee Boggs as a speaker at this year's Local Food Summit. Other details of the program are being confirmed and will be posted very soon..
We
will highlight "Local Food Victories" of the past year, focusing on many of the leaders creating systemic change in our food system. And we will actively
strategize how to engage a broader community to strive for future local
food victories. As the program is finalized it will be posted to
http://localfoodsummit.org
Great local food throughout the day
Members of our team are working with the Chef and catering division at
WCC and with generous donors to provide delicious local food throughout
the day. If you would like to donate local food for the event please
contact us ASAP. As the menu is finalized it will be posted to http://localfoodsummit.org
Afternoon Sessions
will include old as well as new and exciting formats. The afternoon
offers opportunities for learning, networking, listening, discussing,
and inspiring, as well as chances for participants to connect with food
work already happening locally, or gain support for new ideas and
projects. View the program here.
After Party After the Summit, we invite you to meet informally at the Arbor Brewing Company Microbrewery in Ypsilanti (formerly Corner Brewery).
Scholarships We
are again offering financial need-based scholarship applications for
anyone who would like to attend. See the scholarship registration form
at http://localfoodsummit.org for more information. We are also offering the possibility of sponsorship of these scholarships (see below).
Sponsorships
There are opportunities to be involved as a sponsor of the summit.
Benefits include complimentary registration(s), program listing, and
tabling space (as space allows), etc. Please find a sponsorship
application at http://localfoodsummit.org
We're looking forward to seeing you on March 30 & 31 at the 6th Annual Local Food Summit!
