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How do we build stronger foodsheds where urban buyers and close-by farmers and producers can connect and thrive? How do we implement new market relationships to change food systems at the local, regional, and ultimately at the national level?

THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES |http://www.newschool.edu/generalstudies

The New School, Edible Manhattan and GrowNYC/Greenmarket present an afternoon of panel discussions and group conversations where experts, practitioners, scholars, and concerned citizens get together to explore these urgent issues including:

Mary Cleaver, founder/president, The Cleaver Company.
Gary Giberson, founder/president, Sustainable Fare.
Jim Hyland, co-founder, Farm 2 Table Co-packers and president, Winter Sun Farms.

FOOD STUDIES | http://www.newschool.edu/foodstudies

Moderated by Shayna Cohen, Wholesale Greenmarket Specialist, GrowNYC, and Fabio Parasecoli, associate professor and coordinator, New School Food Studies Program.

Location: Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building.
05/07/2011 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

THE NEW SCHOOL | http://www.newschool.edu

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