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Dr. Robert Lawrence, Founding Director of Center for a Livable Future at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Lawrence will be speaking on the connections between food, health and sustainability.

• Sample article from Environmnental Health Perspectives - How Sustainable Agriculture Can Address the Environmental and Human Health Harms of Industrial Agriculture
  
  

Anne Bellows Ph.D. Nutritional Sciences and Research Associate at the Food Policy Institute, Rutgers University

• Sample white paper - Urban Agriculture Paper: Health Benefits of Urban Agriculture (in pdf format)
  
  

The days agenda also includes three sets of breakout sessions on topics related to food, health and community AND a lunch and snacks of all local food.

"What's Happening with Farm-to-School in Michigan" Viki Lorraine, MSU Mott Group
"What research says about why we should be concerned about eating Genetically Engineered foods." Claire O'Leary, Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee
"Herbology" Werner Absenger, Chef, Cygnus Restaurant
"How Healthy Soil Contributes to a Healthy Society" George Bird, Michigan State University
"Remediating Lead Contamination in Soils for Community Gardeners" Anne Bellows, Rutgers University
"Local Food Systems 101" Scott Corpolongo-Smith, student farmer, and others, facilitated by Dorothy Corcoran
"Eating for Health Cooking Demo" Raquel Pereira, MS, RD, Dietitian for the Spectrum Health HeartReach Program and the Huron Potawatomi Tribe
"The Nutritional Ideas of Weston A. Price" Kathy Rafter, Doctor of Natural Health

8:00-8:30	Check in Registration, Refreshments
8:30-8:45	Welcome & Introductions
8:45-9:45	Keynote Speaker - Anne Bellows
9:45-10:00	Challenge for the Day, Intros to breakout sessions
10:00-10:15	BREAK
10:15-11:20	Breakout Session I
11:20-11:50	Three Minute Updates*
11:50-12:30	Lunch of local food
12:30-1:30	Keynote Speaker - Bob Lawrence
1:30-2:30	Breakout session II
2:30-3:10	BREAK
3:10-4:10	Breakout session III
4:10-5:00	Unstructured breakouts
5:00-5:05	Wrap Up

*Updates by local organizations on their activities

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REGISTRATION FORM - Rooted in Community IV (please print this off and mail to: GGRFSC, c/o 1007 Lake Dr. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Make check payable to GGRFSC One Registration per Person ** Look for Registration Confirmation with directions by email ** Name________________________________________________________ Affiliation_____________________________________ Address________________________City, State, Zip_________________ Phone (area code)______________ E-mail________________ Conference cost through March 6, 2006: ___$25 Regular ___$20 GGRFSC Member ___$15 Student/Fixed Income ___$35 GGRFSC Membership/Conf. Reg. All costs increase $5 after March 6. ____I am a farmer or other food business wanting to let people know about the local products I offer ____I would like to bring literature about my organization ____I would like more information on the Food Systems Council. [ ] Please do NOT include me on a netowrking list of conference attendees About the Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council A project of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council. The Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council (GGRFSC) is an expanding collaborative of people who want to make the food system more just and sustainable, and to work on programs and projects to that end. Members include agricultural producers; environmentalists; professors and researchers; planners; agency and nonprofit personnel concerned with health, agriculture and feeding the hungry; local government officials; chefs; retailers; and concerned individuals. Originated in October 2000, the GGRFSC is continuing to expand and is working with statewide initiatives that seek the same ends. Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council c/o West Michigan Environmental Action Council 1007 Lake Dr. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 (616) 451-3051 -3054 (fax) or tcary@wmeac.org

The Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council is an emerging collaborative among those in the region interested in creating a just and sustainable local food system.