Fwd: FW: CISFN Annual Meeting, Thursday, March 6 - Register Today!!!
Deborah Niemann
From: Cavanaugh-Grant, Deborah Ann
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:40 PM
To: Cavanaugh-Grant, Deborah Ann
Subject: CISFN Annual Meeting, Thursday, March 6 - Register Today!!!
Don’t miss this opportunity to join Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network (CISFN) members and friends for an exciting dinner of seasonal local food, good company, and an inspiring speaker on Thursday, March 6 in Bloomington. Register today!!!!
Atina Diffley, an organic farmer-educator, activist, and author of the 2013 Minnesota Book Award winner, Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works
PLAN TO ATTEND THE CISFN ANNUAL MEETING!
The 3rd Annual Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network annual meeting has been scheduled for March 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will be held in the ballroom above Station 220 located at 220 E Front Street in Bloomington. You can learn more about Station 220 and Epiphany Farms on their website http://www.stationtwotwenty.com
Menu
1st course
Wild Mushroom, Onion, Spring Egg Tart, Peas Shoots and Radish
2nd course
Spinach, Arugula and Mache Salad, Roasted Beets, Stone ground Mustard and Local Pork Belly (vegetarian option)
3rd course
24hr Brine and Roasted Chicken, Over Wintered Root Vegetables, Pressed Potato Gratin and Wilted Kale (a vegetarian entrée will be available, make sure to check this option when you register)
4th course
Steam Bun Doughnuts, Sweet Egg Custard and Local Preserve
Agenda
6:00-6:15 Registration and Cash Bar
6:15-6:20 Remarks by Chef Ken Myzka
6:20-7:45 Dinner
7:45-7:50 CISFN Update by Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant and Speaker Introduction by Bill Davison
7:50-8:50 Wholesale Success, Atina Diffley
8:50-9:00 Book Signing
Our speaker for this year is Atina Diffley, an organic farmer-educator, activist, and author of the 2013 Minnesota Book Award winner, Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works, a memoir based on Atina’s life running the Gardens of Eagan organic vegetable farm. Her advocacy has addressed the pressures of suburban development. She successfully led a legal and citizen campaign against the notorious polluters, Koch Industries, to create an Organic Mitigation Plan for organic farms in Minnesota. Atina will speak about her experience running a large-scale organic farm that sold produce to grocery stores and cooperatives in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Atina is a popular speaker and editor of the book Wholesale Success: A Farmer’s Guide to Food Safety, Selling, Postharvest Handling, and Packing Produce. She travels across the country speaking about wholesale marketing to a wide variety of audiences. Her experience and knowledge can help guide and stimulate our own local food movement here in central Illinois. To learn more, see her website http://atinadiffley.com.
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Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network’s (CISFN) mission is to promote the development of local food systems in Central Illinois through farmer support and training. Network members are committed to sustainable farming and are willing to share knowledge and participate in learning opportunities. Programming for CISFN is facilitated by University of Illinois Extension with direction provided by an Advisory Group of Central Illinois farmers.
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant
Extension Educator, Local Foods System and Small Farms
University of Illinois Extension
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Springfield, IL 62707
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