Ken Meter presentation in Ontario May 26th
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Katie Weaver
May 18, 2009, 5:54:37 PM5/18/09
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The Southeast Oregon Regional Food Bank is proud to present Ken Meter, a farm and food system analyst from Minnesota, who will speak on “The Future of Food and Agriculture in Oregon: Building Local Food Economies” on May 26th in Ontario in Weese Room 10 on the Treasure Valley Community College campus at 6:00pm.
Meter is president of Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis, a community-based nonprofit offering research and training tools for neighborhoods, communities and others working toward community self-determination. He is also an economics instructor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. As a journalist, Meter covered the farm credit crisis of the 1980s and international trade issues, filing first-hand reports from 11 foreign nations. His work has strengthened local food initiatives in 29 regions across 15 states.
Meter will present a picture of the food system in the Northwest and highlight possibilities and strategies for continuing to build a vibrant local food system for the future. Participants will be invited to imagine a food and agricultural economy in eastern Oregon that is strong, thriving and sustainable, one that builds food security and creates economic opportunities.
For further information please see the contact information below. Please forward this on others and feel free to print the attached flyer to help get the word out. We look forward to seeing you on the 26th!
Meter is president of Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis, a community-based nonprofit offering research and training tools for neighborhoods, communities and others working toward community self-determination. He is also an economics instructor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. As a journalist, Meter covered the farm credit crisis of the 1980s and international trade issues, filing first-hand reports from 11 foreign nations. His work has strengthened local food initiatives in 29 regions across 15 states.
Meter will present a picture of the food system in the Northwest and highlight possibilities and strategies for continuing to build a vibrant local food system for the future. Participants will be invited to imagine a food and agricultural economy in eastern Oregon that is strong, thriving and sustainable, one that builds food security and creates economic opportunities.
For further information please see the contact information below. Please forward this on others and feel free to print the attached flyer to help get the word out. We look forward to seeing you on the 26th!
Katie Weaver
Community Resource Coordinator
Oregon Food Bank
773 South Oregon Street
Ontario, OR 97914
541.889.9206
cwe...@uoregon.edu
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