The Kellogg Center, East Lansing MI
Friday, March 6, 2009
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy
In 1973, E.F. Schumacher's book Small is Beautiful helped launch a back-to-the-land movement that is the ancestor of today's Local Food Revolution. For three decades the E.F. Schumacher Society has transformed his ideas into a series of practical innovations, reinventing much of the local economy around Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Chris Bedford's new film tells the story of the Society's remarkable work — including the founding of the nations first CSA, economic development based on Community Land Trusts, and the creation of the nation's most successful local currency, BerkShares — and offers an inspirational model and a practical guide to change.
Chris Bedford has made over 100 films, winning three dozen awards for Creative Excellence in the process. His films include What Will We Eat? and The Organic Opportunity. This Michigan Premier will be followed by a panel discussion.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Sessions in each block run concurrently. Rooms 101-104, the Heritage Room, Big Ten B and C, and the Auditorium are on the Lobby Level. Rooms 61 and 62 are on the Garden Level.
Registration runs from 8:00 – 11:00 (Big Ten B)
Exhibits run from 8:00 – 6:00 (Big Ten C)
Opening Events
| 9:00 | Welcome: Jim Bingen (Auditorium) |
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| 9:10 | Keynote Address: Michael Sligh, Director, Just Food, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA National Organic Action Plan (Auditorium) |
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| 9:45 | Break (Big Ten B and C) |
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Morning
10:15 – 11:00
- What is Organic Today? (Heritage Room)
- Poultry Production, Part 1 (Room 101)
- Orchard Health 101 (Room 103)
- Livestock Production, Part 1 (Room 104)
- Film Festival: Farmland and Farmers for the Future (Auditorium)
- Community Supported Agriculture: Does it Fit Your Farm? Part 1 (Room 61)
- Bringing Organic Food to University Cafeterias (Room 62)
11:15 - 12:00
- Buying Organic Food on a Budget (Heritage Room)
- Poultry Production, Part 2 (Room 101)
- Making the Transition to Organic (Room 102)
- National Organic Action Plan Dialogue (Room 103)
- Livestock Production, Part 2 (Room 104)
- Film Festival: Coming Home: Reinvention of the Local Economy (Auditorium)
- Community Supported Agriculture: Does it Fit Your Farm? Part 2 (Room 61)
- Consumer Trends in the Organic Market (Room 62)
Mid-day
| 12:15 | Lunch (Big Ten A) |
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| 1:45 | Keynote Address: Michael Phillips, New Hampshire Organic Farmer and Author, Circles of Connection: On the Farm, Embracing Community and Always in the Heart (Auditorium) |
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| 2:45 | Break (Big Ten C) |
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Afternoon
3:15 – 4:00
- Basics of Organic Gardening (Heritage Room)
- Vegetable Production, Part 1 (Room 101)
- Milk Production (Room 102)
- Tree Fruit Production—Advanced (Room 103)
- Agronomic Crop Production, Part 1 (Room 104)
- Film Festival: Hidden Dangers in Kids' Meals (Auditorium)
- Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic (Room 61)
4:15 – 5:00
- Small Fruit Production (Heritage Room)
- Vegetable Production, Part 2 (Room 101)
- Earth Medicines for Plants: A Herbalist's Way (Room 103)
- Agronomic Crop Production, Part 2 (Room 104)
- Film Festival: Gardens of Destiny (Auditorium)
- Farm Energy (Room 61)
- Promoting Local Food in Michigan Public Schools (Room 62)
Evening
| 5:00 – 6:30 | Reception | (Big Ten B and C) |
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| Taste of Michigan |
| Local Organic Foods |
Followed by an Evening Musical Extravaganza at Metrospace, East Lansing
