Building on the existing work for a sustainable future in Northeast Iowa.

Earth Day Gathering - Community Food Workshop

Event Details

Time: April 24, 2009 from 4pm to 6:30pm
Location: Baker Commons - Red Building across from Luther College
City/Town: Decorah, Iowa 52101
Event Type: community, conversation
Organized By: SFN
Latest Activity: Apr 24

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Event Description

Sustainable Future Network's
"COMMUNITY FOOD WORKSHOP"
Friday, April 24
4:15 - 6:30pm
Baker Commons, Luther College. Parking is available.

4:00 Presenters arrive to set-up and check in.

4:15 - 4:30 Registration/Sign-in/nametags (Jono Ruf at sign-in table/greeter)

4:30 Welcome and Introduction (Craig Mosher and Caleb Mattison)

4:35 - 5:15 Presentations by four area "FOOD" projects:

1) Food and Fitness Initiative (Kellogg Foundation
Presenters: Ann Mansfield, Brenda Ranum, and area high school students

2) Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Coalition (NIFF)
Presenter: Coordinator of NIFF Teresa Wiemerslage (ISU Extension, Allamakee County)

3) Pepperfield Project
Presenter: David Cavagnaro

4) Greater Area Food Pantry & First Lutheran Food Pantry
Presenters: Carolyn Flaskerud and Judy Alford

5:15- - 5:30 "OPEN MIC" - time for others in attendance to share a project idea

- Curbside Recyling - Caleb Mattison
- Others, energy group?

5:30 - 5:35 (BREAK)

5:35 - 6:20 BREAK-OUT SESSIONS - attendees will choose one of the following groups to join for the next half-hour to discuss in more detail the goals of the project/organization. Attendees will be ready to take one-step of action relating to this group/project. Each discussion group will be provided a large blank sheet of paper and markers to take notes. Please assign someone in your group to take those notes. All notes will be compiled and distributed to presenter/volunteers of workshop/attendees.

1) Energy Group - discussion leaders are Jim Martin-Schramm and Andy Johnson
2) Food Storage Systems - Bill Pardee
3) Pepperfield Project - David Cavagnaro
4) Food and Fitness Initiative - Ann Mansfield, Brenda Ranum, area high school students
5) Food Pantries - Judy Alford (GAP) and Carolyn Flaskerud (1st Lutheran)
with Carolyn Corbin (UU potato garden project)
6) Curbside Recyling - Caleb Mattison
7) Northeast Iowa Farm-Food Coaltion - Teresa Wiermerslage
8) perhaps others that come up from the open mic time period

6:20 - 6:30 Summary of each break-out group discussion and plans of action. Closing comments/announcements

The goal of the workshop is to have each attendee commit to just one action step in one of the areas presented above.

CONTACT: Shirley Vermace, 563/382-4319 or 563/419-2999 or svermace@mchsi.com