 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
1609 Connecticut Ave NW #400
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202.332.3320
Fax: 202.332.3327 |
Help us SUPPORT the next generation of environmental leaders
SIGN UP for Food Updates
|
| Workshop
Description |
|
The Politics of Food Conference will be held in
Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday, September 22 through Wednesday,
September 24, 2008. |
Monday, September 22 10:45AM-12:15PM
| From Oil Age to Soil Age |
This workshop seeks to introduce the concepts of "carbon
farming" and holistic management and explore their potential
as significant sources of carbon sequestration while also
building soil fertility. Sequestering carbon in soil created
through sustainable farming and grazing practices could play
a significant role in stabilizing our climate. |
| The Politics of Campus Dining |
This panel will investigate why and how some colleges and
universities have made their dining services use local food
sources while others have not. |
| The Role of Government Policy in Industrialization of Livestock
Production |
This workshop will look at the politics and key federal
programs that support or constrain the industrialization of
livestock production and markets. The role of government in
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), the consolidation
of meat packing, and food safety policy such as cloning will
be addressed. Participants will explore the dynamic and often
conflicting role that agricultural agencies play in both regulating
and, in some cases, supporting animal factories throughout
the supply chain and the consequences of doing so. |
| The Farm Bill Uncovered |
This workshop will attempt to answer the following questions
in relation to the U.S. Farm Bill: What Made it IN, What was
left OUT, and What needs to CHANGE for 2012? |
| Worker Justice as an Element of Sustainable Food |
This workshop will provide participants information about
how and why the concept of "sustainable food systems" must
include not only farmer justice (i.e. fair prices and/or contracts)
and ecologically-friendly food production, but also just and
healthy working environments for those who cultivate, process,
prepare, and serve food. Labor Conditions along the food supply
chain, from farm to fork, will be discussed. |
Tuesday, September 23 8:30AM-10:00AM
| Slow Money: Financing Sustainable Food Systems |
This workshop will examine the financial challenges and
opportunities in restoring and nourishing sustainable food
systems. The discussion will focus on emerging efforts to
finance sustainable food systems and seek opportunities
for collaboration and learning among non-financially oriented
people working on food system issues. |
| The Impact of Organic Agriculture |
Organic agriculture - both as it relates to agricultural
production practices and consumer marketing |
| Achieving Agricultural Justice and Domestic Fair Trade
|
This workshop will focus on the intersection of social
justice and sustainable agriculture, and the collaborative
initiatives underway to achieve a more equitable and fair
food system for small-scale farmers and farmworkers. |
| Global Perspective on Agricultural Policy: Focus on the
Food Crisis |
The volatility in global food prices has caused riots
in some places and famines in others. While countries develop
their own food policy--balancing benefits for producers
against the needs of consumers-- this past year has proven
that the globalization of the food system impacts the food
availability and price of food in each country. Countries
are grappling with a host of tough questions concerning
their food policy. This panel will explore how these issues
vary between developing and developed countries and focus
attention on the recent global food crisis. |
| More Than the Corner Store |
In many low income communities the only place to buy
groceries is the corner store which often has few healthy,
fresh foods and high prices. This workshop will allow participants
to learn about programs that exist to increase the number
of grocery stores in low income communities, but rural and
urban. |
Wednesday, September 24 8:30AM-10:00AM
Growing Healthy Food Without Frying the Planet
|
This workshop will offer participants the opportunity to
learn about strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate
change through support for small farmers's movements globally.
|
Roadblocks Ahead: How Disaster Assistance Programs Prevent
the Growth of Sustainable Markets
|
This workshop will provide participants with an increased
understanding of the relationship between crop insurance,
disaster programs and access to credit, and how the structure
of these programs prevent farmers from transitioning into
markets for sustainable products. |
From Pilot to Policy: Promoting a Sustainable Food System
|
This workshop attempts to promote/support a sustainable
food system by highlighting examples of specific state-level
and city-level policies that have been implemented and can
be replicated across the country. |
Kitchen Table Revolutionaries: How Food Activists are Changing
the American Food System
|
An examination of how food activists, through demands for
local, organic and vegan foods, have impacted food policy
and industry in the U.S |
Food and the Healthcare System
|
This workshop will follow the food chain from the farm
to hospitals and discuss how food affects our health. In so
doing, it attempts to draw out the correlation between unsustainable
farming practices and the implications they have on our healthcare
system. |
|
| Conference registration
includes conference program and materials, field trip, three breakfasts,
three lunches and post conference report. |
| Conference
Rates |
Corporate: $575
Government: $450
Non-profit w/ budget >$1 Million: $375
(Includes members of academic institutions)
Non-profit w/ budget <$1 Million: $250
(Includes members of the agriculture sector)
Student/Low income: $75
ELP Community Member/Park Scholar: $50
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saulo Araujo Discusses Biofuels, the environment, and workers' rights.
