Closing the Food Gap; Connecting Community & Local Food is a symposium designed to address these important topics and connect professionals and students considering these issues. This symposium and the South Mountain Speaker Series event following it: Closing the Food Gap in South Mountain, will both feature keynote speaker Mark Winne, who addresses these issues in his books, "Closing the Food Gap" and "Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin' Mamas".

 

This half-day symposium, which will take place in Laird Hall at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA (1:00-6:30pm), is open to food security professionals, students, nutrition educators and anyone involved in the regional food shed. It will provide an opportunity to gain information, network with individuals and organizations, and participate in action planning that will strengthen the South Central PA Food System.

For additional details about speakers, agenda, or registration visit www.tastethegifts.blogspot.com

• Registration is $25.00 per participant and includes access to all sessions, any workshop materials & handouts, reception access, and follow-up documents. Registration for the afternoon symposium is due by November 1, 2011.

• Mark Winne’s books “Closing the Food Gap” and “Food Rebels, Guerilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin’ Mamas”, are available during registration for $10.00 per book.

• Visit our webpage to view additional information or proceed directly to the registration form*.

• The South Mountain Speaker Series Keynote Address with Mark Winne at 7:00 PM in Thompson Chapel at Wilson College is free and open to the public.

For questions about participating or providing event sponsorship, please contact Kathy Gaskin (kgaskin@wellspan.org; 717-337-4137) or Cheryl Burns (cburns@capitalrcd.org; 717-241-4361).

*If you are having difficulty with the registration link, please copy/paste the following URL into your browser address:
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