List of Upcoming Events
Off The Hook: Why Local Seafood is Sustainable
Greenmarket’s Educated Eater series presents: Off The Hook: Why Local Seafood is Sustainable
Do you want to know what fish are sustainable to eat? Are you confused by pocket seafood guides and competing certification labels? Do you wonder if any fish sold at farmer’s markets are overfished? Greenmarket will bring together some of its fishermen, a regulatory agent, a marine advocate, and a chef to help untangle these questions and talk about what’s being done to promote sustainable fishing practices and why it’s important to support our local fishing families and communities.
Moderated by Colin Alevras former Chef of the Tasting Room and currently Beverage Director for David Chang’s Momofuku restaurants.
Panelists include:
NAMA's director, Niaz Dorry
Alex and Stephanie Villani from Blue Moon Fish in Mattituck, NY
Christopher M. Moore Chief of the Partnerships and Communications Division in the office of Sustainable Fisheries at NOAA Fisheries Service
Greenmarket snacks and NY State wine will be served.
Tickets are $10 and you can purchase tickets online at 92YTribeca and click “daytime lectures” or call 212.601.1000.
For more information about Greenmarkets, visit thier website.
ALLocal Dinner at The Independent
NAMA is once again teaming up with the Sustainable Business Network for the next ALLocal Dinner. This time at The Independent.
On Monday, March 15th, The Independent in Union Square in Somerville is carrying the ALLocal Dinner torch.
Currently, restaurant manager Jess Willis is scheming with her chef, local farms and possibly Organic Renaissance to locate locally grown and sourced food at a particularly difficult transition time between winter crops and spring sowing. With fish as a daily specialty at The Independent, and NAMA donating the seafood for this particular event, we are betting fish will be an entree along with a vegan option. Dave of Dave’s Pasta attended the ALLocal Dinner at nourish Restaurant and SBN has challenged him to seek out the local flour available in Maine and more recently in western MA so that he can possibly provide not just fresh, but truly local pasta made locally grown ingredients.
For more information, please visit SBN's website.
Greening the Community
Greening the Community: Green economy, organic environments and healthy people
The 28th National Pesticide Forum
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
April 9-10, 2010
- Pesticide-free communities
- Opportunities for a green economy
- Organic lawns and community spaces
- Pesticides and health
- Great Lakes and water
- Much more
For more information, visit Beyond Pesticides.
5th Annual Local & Sustainable Foods Conference
5th Annual Local and Sustainable Foods Conference: Building Urban/Rural Alliances and Mud Season Dinner Saturday, April 10th at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center in Lewiston, ME.
This year’s conference will explore key issues facing Mainers working for positive change in local and regional foodsheds. Through workshops, discussions, and facilitated planning sessions conference participants will help create a set of Action Plans to guide our growing movement towards an equitable food system with justice and dignity for all.
Sunday, April 11th Food Policy Mini-Conference 10am – 2pm
St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, Lewiston, ME.
For more info call (207) 692-2571 or visit their website.
2010 Northeast Regional Social Science Symposium
Purpose: The goal of this public meeting is to discuss how the Northeast region as a whole can improve the collection of social and economic data about marine fisheries and its incorporation into fisheries management.
Participants:
This public meeting will be geared to a multi-stakeholder audience of fishermen, scientists, fishery managers, students and others with an interest in the social and economic impact of fisheries management.
Registration: Registration is $20. Break refreshments, lunch and a parking permit are included.
A registration fee waiver is available to commercial fishermen. Contact Ken La Valley 603-862-4343 or Rachel Feeney 603-862-2276 for more information.
Organizing Committee:
- Ken La Valley - NH Sea Grant and UNH Coop. Ext.
- Rachel Feeney - Northeast Consortium
- Dan Georgianna - UMass SMAST
- Earl Meredith - NOAA/NEFSC
- Eric Thunberg - NOAA/NEFSC
- Curt Rice - Retired Fisherman, NAMA Board
- Angela Sanfilippo - Mass. Fisherman's Partnership
Event Sponsors:
- NH Sea Grant
- Northeast Consortium
- Northeast Cooperative Research Partners Program
For more information, please visit the symposium website.
Green Jobs National Conference
Transforming Ideas into Action
The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference will bring together thousands of community and business leaders, union members, environmentalists and elected officials to transform our ideas into action and to build a new, green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and makes America more energy independent.
Mark the date and plan to join us for three days of keynote addresses, informational workshops and this year’s Green Jobs Expo.
5th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
“Taking Root: Fifth National Farm to Cafeteria Conference”
Farm to Cafeteria programs are taking root in schools, hospitals colleges, day cares and other institutions. Come to Detroit for the 5th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference to learn how you can start and scale up a program in your community. Check out their website for updates.
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Annual Meeting
Economics of Local Food Markets
Local Food Markets is a high-visibility issue area distinguished by a number of economic and marketing questions that demand research-based answers. Descriptive and quantitative analyses of local food systems are lacking despite the explosion of popular interest among farmers, consumers, retailers, and policy makers. Local food systems are characterized by direct marketing from farmers to consumers as well as expanding derived demand in the food service and retailing sectors for foods of local or regional origin. Most sources define “local” as food grown within 100 to 300 miles of the consumption point or within state boundaries, but even this definition is based more on geography and infrastructure than economics.
NAMA and Eastman's Local Catch submitted a proposal about the importance of local seafood marketing and the need for further research and support. The proposal, Community Supported Fisheries Create Local Awareness and Markets, was accepted. For more information about the conference, visit the NAREA website.
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US Social Forum 2010
Another World Is Possible! Another US is Necessary!
The USSF will take place June 22-26, 2010 at Cobo Hall and Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit. Other workshops and community art and culture programs will take place across the city. The USSF will convene social movements from across the United States and globally. Organizers are reaching out to young people, people of color, unionists, laid off and unorganized workers, welfare recipients, veterans, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, freedom fighters, collectives, and many others. For more information, visit their website.
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