Start: 02/21/2006 - 17:30

End: 02/21/2006 - 20:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Fifth Annual E4S Food Meeting & Celebrating the 50th E4S Third Tuesday Network Event!

Discover new ways to bring local sustainably produced foods to your employees and customers.
Explore how your business can support local farming.
Build a new industry in Northeast Ohio that will create new businesses and jobs.
Rebuild our access to healthy foods that are not dependant on foreign oil.

Since the first E4S food focused meeting in 2002 we have attracted hundreds of leaders from the food industry, business, academia and government that are interested in moving local foods from farm to plate. We have discovered three key barriers to growing the local food economy:
Public awareness on why local food matters,
Recreating local distribution channels and
Having enough farmers to serve the demand
At our 5th annual local food economy meeting we have chosen to explore one of these challenges in more depth, farming. A panel facilitated by Grant Marquit, E4S board member will discuss such questions such as: why do we need more entrepreneurial farms, how can we best support these farmers and where will we find new farmers?
Panelist & Event Collaborators Include:

Amalie Lipstreu, The Farmland Center [1]
Brad Masi, Environmental Design Innovation Center [2]
Darwin Kelsey and Kari Moore, Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy [3]
Mary Holmes, Founder of the 500 Farmers Campaign

Get Linked at E4S — Sustainability in Action!

Location: Great Lakes Brewing Company [4] - Tasting Room (Click here [5] for directions to the entrance on Carroll Avenue)

Registration is required: events [at] e4sustainability [dot] org to RSVP for this free event today! Please include your full name, the names of any guests, your organization or business and contact information when you RSVP. Email events [at] e4sustainability [dot] org or call 216-451-7755.

Organizations and businesses are invited to reserve a exhibitor table. $100 for a whole table, $50 for a half table. Current Business Members receive a 50% discount. Email stephanie [at] e4sustainability [dot] org or call 216-451-7755 to reserve your spot today!

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Special Event Sponsor – Mustard Seed Market & Cafe [7]

February 21, 2006

5:30-6:15 Networking
6:15-8:00 Presentation/Work Session
8:00-8:30 Networking

for more info: www.e4sustainability.org [8] or 216-451-7755

Location

Great Lakes Brewery Tasting Room

1947 West 28th Street

Cleveland, OH

United States

See map: Google Maps [9]

E4S Puts the Farm Back in Food

Special Event Sponsor – Mustard Seed Market & Cafe [7]

February 21, 2006

Location