Keynotes

“Agriculture—The Secret Weapon to Global Warming”

Tim LaSalle, CEO, Rodale Institute

Rodale Institute Website

“The Corporate Takeover of Organic Agriculture and Who Really Owns the Organic Label?”

Mark Kastel, The Cornucopia Institute

Recording (.mp3)

Cornucopia Institute Website

Sessions

I-57 Corridor – Getting Local Illinois Food Into Chicago

Wes Jarrell

Partial Recording (.mp3)

The Competitive Environment in Natural/Organic Foods: The Guerrilla Marketing Advantage

Mark Kastel

Partial Recording (.mp3)

Organic Agriculture: Labor and Other Legal Issues

Bryan Endres

Website

Trade Show

Animal Welfare Institute
Animal Welfare Approved is a program of the Animal Welfare Insitute. For over 50 years, the non-profit organization has worked to reduce the pain and fear humans inflict on animals. AWI promotes humane farming practices and fights the growth of animal factories for the benefit of animals, consumers, farm families, rural communities and the environment.

Center for Sustainable Community
Located in the community of Stelle, Illinois, 90 minutes south of downtown Chicago, the Center grew from 30+ years of cooperative living experience. Our educational programming is rooted in the context of cooperative community living, allowing us to provide community based experimental seminars and workshops.

Family Farmers Meat
Farmer founded company with the goal of building a multi-species livestock processing plant that will make it possible for farmers to explore and expand opportunities for the direct marketing of a variety of retail meat product.

Midwest Organic Farmers Cooperative
We are farmer-owned cooperative. We are currently 84 members strong and growing. We are here to help you, the producer, get the best prices available for your organic products. Let us show you what we can do for you.