Food Farm Tour

[Stl Food Policy Council]

From Missouri Coalition for the Environment (http://www.moenviron.org/):

Have you been to the grocery store and wondered why the price of milk, bread and other staple food items are burning a hole in your wallet? Food prices increased 3.9% in February 2011, the highest jump in 36 years.  Most of that increase was due to a sharp rise in vegetable costs, which increased nearly 50 percent.

 

The U.S. Farm Bill currently costs taxpayers billions of dollars. The Farm Bill dramatically influences all aspects of the food we eat such as the price we pay, what is grown on millions of acres of farmland, and how it is grown.  The facts are out there and the bottom line is this – if we don’t organize, what say will we have in the future as consumers about our food future?

 

We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with the esteemed conservation leader, the Izaak Walton League, and local organizations to host a number of forums across Missouri on America’s Food Future.  At these events, you can join the conversation about the next Food Bill. It is a 5-stop Missouri tour and I hope you can come to the forum near you!

 

The Farm Bill Comes to the Table – 5 Stop Food Farm Tour

5 Panels – 12 Speakers – 1 Table

 

Thursday, April 28^th – Kansas City, MO – 6pm

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church – 4501 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO – 64111. 

 

Friday, April 29^th – Springfield, MO – 6pm

          Greene County Botanical Center – 2400 S. Scenic St, Springfield, MO – 65807.

 

Sunday – Monday, May 1^st-2^nd  – Mansfield, MO

Baker Creek Spring Planting Festival – 2278 Baker Creek Rd, Mansfield, MO – 65708.

 

Tuesday – May 3^rd – Columbia, MO – 6:30pm

          Columbia College, Launer Auditorium – 901 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO – 65216.

 

Wednesday – May 4^th – St. Louis, MO – 6:30pm

Saint Louis University, Doisy Hall, Multipurpose Room (3040) – 3437 Caroline Mall, St. Louis, MO – 63104.
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Andrea Elmore
Policy Coordinator Americorps VISTA
Healthy Youth Partnership
and...@healthyyouthpartnership.org
(W): 314.345.2454