Month: May 2011

Neighbor Power! is this Saturday!

Join the Food Coalition this year at Neighbor Power!, a gathering to inspire communities. The event will be a place to talk about how neighbors can make the city a better place to live, work, and play, and is free and open to everyone! Presenters from all over the Indianapolis food system will be sharing their stories about their projects within the food movement and the difference they’ve made in their neighborhoods. Gardens, farms, community development, youth engagement, and many other topics will be explored, and we want you to join the discussion!

May 21, 2011
8:30am (registration) – 3pm
University of Indianapolis
Schwitzer Student Center
1400 E Hanna Ave

REGISTRATION STILL OPEN! www.neighborpowerindy.org

Continental breakfast and lunch provided

Food Coalition organized Workshops:

9:45 – 11am

Session I Workshop: It Starts with a Seed – Ginny Roberts, Linda Proffitt, and Matthew Jose – How growing food in an urban landscape can transform a neighborhood’s economy, health, and community.

9:45 – 11am

Session I Workshop: Serving Indianapolis – World Café (break-out discussion groups) provides you the opportunity to discuss the Food Coalition’s presence and influence in the Indianapolis community.

11:15 – 12:30

Session II: An Appetite for Progress – Michael Kaufmann (Wishard), Tyler Henderson (Slow Food Garden), Joel O’Neil (38th & Meridian Farmers Market), Starla Officer (Near West Community Gardens), Chris Harrell (Brownfield Redevelopment)
Learn how food projects have impacted the work of community supporters.

11:15 – 12:30

Session II: Food for Thought and Action – Hear the struggles and triumphs of two neighborhood food-coops in the making. (Organized by members of the Indy Food Cooperative’s Pogue’s Run Grocer and the Pleasant Run Grocer in Fountain Square)

If you have any questions, feel free to email April at april@indyfoodfarmfamily.org
or call April on her cell 317.417.8449