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Growing Power’s Urban and Small Farms Conference 2016

November 18, 2016 - November 20, 2016

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Start:
November 18, 2016
End:
November 20, 2016
Website:
http://www.growingpower.org/events/conference/

Organizer

Growing Power

Venue

Unnamed Venue
Milwaukee, WI United States + Google Map
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It is time for local farmers to scale up Good Food production and distribution to all communities. There has been a tremendous call for local, sustainable “Good Food.” Wholesalers and box grocery stores now want local food for distribution to their consumers. Close to 90% of people recently polled stated that they want locally grown food. We see more communities demanding access to farmer’s markets in their neighborhoods. Young people and families in all communities want Good Food.

We would like conference attendees to learn how they can grow food year-round, no matter what the climate, and how they can build markets for small farms. We hope that the conference will galvanize our collective efforts to create a new food system that fosters better health and more closely-knit communities.

The Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative (GFJI) will be holding its seventh annual Gathering concurrently with the conference and are planning many cultural activities to enhance the community spirit of our conference.