Call to action So what call to action do I want to leave you with today? Make choices Sustainable farms support local economies by providing jobs for members of the community and purchasing supplies from local businesses. A University of Minnesota study showed that small farms with gross… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Real Food
NUSOS 2015 Keynote – Slow Food
Slow Food In 2012 I was selected to represent the Midwest region of Slow Food USA at Slow Food’s biannual international conference Terra Madre in Turin Italy. Because of the generous financial support of the SF Chicago chapter, I was able to attend. Slow Food is an organization that links the pleasures of good food… Continue Reading
NUSOS 2015 – Connections
Connections One of the most astonishing and wonderful things I’ve observed in my years of being a part of the local food movement is the inter-connectedness. One of my favorite examples of this begins in Baltimore Maryland. In 2010, I was speaking, for the first time, at the National Women in Agriculture Conference, a gathering… Continue Reading