Reminder and agenda for May 10 SV Food and Farm Network - Please note meeting location

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Bendfeldt, Eric

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May 3, 2012, 11:42:49 AM5/3/12

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Dear Shenandoah Valley Food and Farm Network:

Hope you are doing well. I want to remind you that our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 9:30a.m. at Virginia Cooperative Extension’s – Rockingham County Office, 965 Pleasant Valley Road, Harrisonburg, Virginia. The tentative agenda is below.

Again, my apologies for the delay. I hope you can join us.

Best regards,

Eric

SV Food and Farm Network

VCE-Rockingham County Office, 965 Pleasant Valley Road,

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.

Introductions

Buy Fresh Buy Local

a. Website

b. Possible Bike Fresh or Cycle-to-Farm event or collaboration

c. 2012 food guide

Additional updates on National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Farm-to-Table and Water Quality grant -Eric/John/Dale/Christopher/Francie/Amber/Tom

Transition with Shenandoah RC&D to Valley Conservation Council – John

Continuous Improvement Plans – Dale/Tom

Shenandoah Valley online institutional platform – ValleyFoodLink – Christopher/LauraJane/John

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) efforts – Amber/Tom

On—farm milk processing - Still working to gauge current interest in visits to Snowville Creamery and AceNet in Ohio, and milk processing facility at James River Correctional facility – Eric/John/Tom

a. Progress of Will Brothers facility in Mt. Crawford

b. Other tiers and opportunities

Local and Regional Promotion of $10 a Week Challenge

a. The Virginia Food System Council has developed some materials for promoting and building awareness for the $10 a week challenge. Please feel free to use them at any of your markets and events. Please visit http://virginiafood.org/10-a-week-campaign-toolkit/ for posters, logos and more.

b. Additional ideas and materials needed for promotion

c. http://virginiafarmtotable.org/eat-local-buy-local-for-community-and-the-economy/

Proposed 1 or 2-day conference in December at BRCC – Possible speakers Elizabeth U, Michael Shuman, Francis Thicke, Brett Beidler, Jack Lazor, Tom Stearns, George Seimens, Dan Barber, Leslie Schiller, Warren Taylor, and others

Updates from participating organizations

Other needs or items

Upcoming Events and Grants:

USDA Farm to School

USDA Risk Management Agency

Others

Date of next meeting ___________________________