Food Access Summit 2014: Organize for Equity
October 29-30, 2014 – Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Registration is open for the Food Access Summit!
Register here: www.foodaccesssummit.com (review the schedule and breakout workshops before registering)
Join us as we highlight efforts that improve access to healthy food for Minnesotans with limited financial resources and launch the Minnesota Food Charter. The Food Access Summit will provide social policy tools, training and action-oriented ideas to educate and organize participants to support local, state and national efforts to make the food system equitable for all.
Who should attend?
- Anyone working to improve access to healthy food for underserved populations including:
- Food shelves, food banks, meal programs and community-based organizations that operate USDA nutrition programs
- Food policy networks, public health agencies and State Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grantees
- Health care organizations and health care professionals
- Growers/farmers, farmers markets, grocery retailers, food producers and distributors
- Policymakers, school administrators, school food service directors and school meal program staff
- Community development organizations, foundations and other funders
- Tribal Governments and Community Action Agencies
Tuesday, October 28
6:00-8:00 pm – Evening Reception – Enjoy heavy appetizers and refreshments, meet fellow attendees and hear from artist and curator Seitu Jones about Create: The Community Meal.
Wednesday, October 29
7:30-8:30 am – Light Breakfast (provided)
8:30-12:15 pm – Plenary Session
12:15-1:30 pm – Keynote Speaker and Lunch (provided)
1:30-4:30 pm – Breakout Workshops
4:30-5:30 pm – Regional Food Network Sessions
Thursday, October 30
7:30-8:30 am – Light Breakfast (provided)
8:30-9:00 am – Plenary Session
9:15-Noon – Breakout Workshops
Noon-1:30 pm – Keynote Speaker and Lunch (provided)
1:30-2:30 pm – Meetings by Sector
More information at:
www.foodaccesssummit.com or 651-214-2498
Sponsored by:
AARP, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Bush Foundation, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless, United States Department of Agriculture, University of Minnesota Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute
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