Sustainable food, farming and fisheries for the 21st century, October 2-4, 2009, at College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine
Join farmers, fishermen, scholars, organizers and others in the field to explore current issues related to how our food is produced, harvested and consumed, and to help chart a course toward a sustainable future.
Keynote Presenters:
* Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved, speaking on “The Real Price of
Food”
* Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics and What to Eat, speaking on “What
to Eat: Personal Responsibility or Social Responsibility?”
For a full conference schedule and to register, visit our website: http://www.coa.edu/foodforthought/
Abstracts are now being accepted for the conference poster session! The abstract submission link is available from our conference website.
Confirmed Presenters Include:
Robin Alden, Penobscot East Resource Center
Ted Ames, Penobscot East Resource Center
Eliot Coleman, Four Season Farm
Marada Cook, Crown o’ Maine Organic Cooperative
Carly DelSignore, Tide Mill Farm
Roger Doiron, Kitchen Gardeners International
Niaz Dorry, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
Oran Hesterman, Fair Food Network
Jen Levin, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Russell Libby, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
Jen Litteral, Island Institute
Laura Lindenfeld, University of Maine
Ellen Mallory, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Suzanne Morse, College of the Atlantic
John Piotti, Maine Farmland Trust
Angelika Ploeger, University of Kassel, Germany
Curt Rice, fisherman, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
Fransisco Rosado-May, Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo
Bob St. Peter, Food for Maine’s Future
Lawrence Woodward, Organic Research Centre - Elm Farm, United Kingdom
And many more!
For more information, contact Heather Albert-Knopp, halbert-knopp [at] coa [dot] edu 207-288-2944 ext. 354
Food for Thought, Time for Action is co-hosted by College of the Atlantic’s transatlantic partners, the Organic Research Centre-Elm Farm (UK), and the University of Kassel¹s Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences (Germany)
