It Takes a Region Conference

Posted by Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group on August 17, 2015

It Takes a Region Conference – 2015
Early Bird Registration Now Open
Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted

NESAWG’s annual conference brings together farm and food practitioners across the 12-state Northeast region to learn, debate, collaborate, and innovate solutions to critical food systems issues. Register at before Oct. 3 and get the Early Bird discount. Register with a friend and save even more with the Buddy Rate!

Reserve your spot today – rates go up October 3!

We are now accepting scholarship applications to attend the conference. Scholarship applications are due by August 31 at midnight. For more information, visit our Conference Scholarship Page.

This year’s theme: Putting MOVE in the Movement!
Civil rights, labor, women’s rights—the movements that transformed our world can give us insight on ways to accelerate food systems change. What can we learn from leaders past and present? How can we better organize our work, our networks, our message, our media? Learn and strategize with hundreds of attendees—from farmers to researchers to policymakers—as we work to build a movement and realize the change we want to see. We are honored to have civil rights activist Shirley Sherrod as our keynote speaker.

Make sure you have a seat at the table, and come with your sleeves rolled up. It takes a region, after all!

NESAWG’s conference draws together hundreds of people working to transform the northeast region’s food system each year.
Make sure you’re among them!

WHEN
Pre-Conference Sessions: Thursday, November 12
Conference: Friday and Saturday, November 13 – 14

WHERE
Saratoga Hilton, Saratoga Springs, NY

WHO
farmers – farmworkers – students – professors – journalists – scientists – food justice advocates – food hub managers – market innovators – regional planners – USDA representatives – NGO leaders – land grant university educators – food system practitioners – local government

YOU!

MORE INFORMATION:
http://nesawg.org