Forum of Women in the Environmental Field

REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 5PM MONDAY, JANUARY 26th!

January Event: Organic/Local Institutional Foods

Location: REI, 750 W. American Blvd, Bloomington, MN 55420

You're not alone in wanting to have local and organic foods at conferences, institutions, and large cafeterias.  But finding ample, reliable sources of ingredients and reducing waste can be a challenge.  Learn about how companies are making mass-produced food healthier as well as composting, all while meeting the demands of serving large numbers of clients, on a strict budget, while trying to reduce their carbon footprint. The challenges continue but efforts by individuals and groups are pushing the boundaries of how we think about mass-produced food.  

A local/organic lunch will be provided by Mississippi Market!

11:30am: registration/lunch
11:45am - 1:00pm: Panel discussion/questions/networking

Panelists: 

• Lisa Nadeau, HCMC
• Mary Anderson, Director of Culinary Express at Wayzata School District 
• Jennifer Carpenter, Recycling Coordinator, St Paul Public Schools

Cost: $10 for students, $12 for members, $18 for non-members.

**** NOTE: Walk-in registrations are charged $2 more!  Register now! ****

RSVP: NO LATER THAN 5pm Monday, January 26th, 2009.  You will have to pay $2 more if you register the day of the event.  Please add this event to your cart and complete the checkout process to confirm your registration. You may choose to pay by credit card through PayPal, mailing a check to the Forum at the address provided on the checkout screen, or bringing payment with you (pre-pay preferred).

Location:Click here for a map and directions to this location. 

Bus to the Event: Please consider taking public transit to the event. You can find a bus route by using the Metro Transit online trip planner.

Carpool: If you are interested in carpooling, contact Suzanne D'Souza at suzdsouza@hotmail.com or 612-741-1365.

Help us spread the word about this event! Print off the poster below and hang it up in your favorite coffee shop, bookstore, co-op, whatever!

Next Forum events are:

• March 25, 2009 (Energy)
• May 27, 2009 (Integrated Pest Management/Rain Gardens)
• July 22, 2009 (Annual Outdoor Family Event)
• September 23, 2009 (Career Panel/Networking)
• November 18, 2009 (Political Panel)