Eating Locally Forum

What	Discussion
When	November 07, 2007 06:00 PM November 07, 2007 08:00 PM November 07, 2007 from 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Where	Channing-Murray Foundation
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by Melissa McEwen — last modified October 17, 2007 02:35 PM

"Where can I buy locally-produced, organic food?" "What area groups are working to alleviate hunger in C-U?" "What does 'fair trade' mean?" "Where can I get a good vegetarian meal?" "Are there any local, sustainably-run farms in this area?" Get the answers to these and other questions at our panel discussion, where we will look at alternative models of food production, and how we can spend money to ensure food justice by purchasing from fair trade, local, and slow food models.

Panelists:
Jacqueline Hannah, General Manager, Common Ground Food Co-Op
Melissa McEwen, from the College of ACES 'ASAP' program and Just.Food, a
student organization dedicated to sustainable, local food
Lisa Bralts, Director of Marketing and Development, Eastern Illinois
Foodbank
Jon Cherniss, Owner, Blue Moon Farms
Lisa Vironda & Chad Knowles, Co-Managers, Red Herring Vegetarian
Restaurant

"Where can I buy locally-produced, organic food?"
"What area groups are working to alleviate hunger in C-U?"
"What does 'fair trade' mean?" "Where can I get a good vegetarian meal?"
"Are there any local, sustainably-run farms in this area?"

Get the answers to these and other questions at our panel discussion,
where we will look at alternative models of food production, and how we
can spend money to ensure food justice by purchasing from fair trade,
local, and slow food models.

Part III of a 3 Part Series entitled, "Food, Immigration and Justice for All"