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Heather Albert-Knopp

Food for Thought, Time for Action: Sustainable food, farming and fisheries for the 21st century

Event Details

Time: October 2, 2009 at 4pm to October 4, 2009 at 2pm
Location: College of the Atlantic
Street: 105 Eden Street
City/Town: Bar Harbor
Website or Map: http://www.coa.edu/foodfortho…
Phone: 207-288-5015 ext. 354
Event Type: conference
Organized By: Heather Albert-Knopp, College of the Atlantic
Latest Activity: Sep 2

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Event Description

Join people from across Maine and beyond to explore current issues in food, agriculture and fisheries, and envision a sustainable future.

Schedule and online registration at our website - http://www.coa.edu/foodforthought

Keynote speakers include:
Raj Patel - The Real Price of Food
Author of "Stuffed and Starved"

Marion Nestle - What to Eat: Personal Responsibility or Social Responsibility?
Author of "Food Politics" and Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University

Other speakers include: John Piotti (Maine Farmland Trust), Ted Ames (Penobscot East Resource Center), Russell Libby (MOFGA), Carly DelSignore (Tide Mill Farm), Lawrence Woodward (Organic Research Centre, UK), Jen Litteral (Island Institute), Curt Rice (fisherman, North Atlantic Marine Alliance), Roger Doiron (Kitchen Gardeners International) Robin Alden (Penobscot East Resource Center), Marada Cook (Crown of Maine Cooperative), Bob St. Peter (Food for Maine's Future), and many more!

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