Saturday, September 11 2010

Come to Milwaukee and help grow the good food revolution. Hosted by Growing Power—a national organization headed by the sustainable urban farmer and MacArthur Fellow Will Allen—this international conference will teach the participant how to plan, develop and grow small farms in urban and rural areas.

Learn how you can grow food year-round, no matter what the climate, and how you can build markets for small farms. See how you can play a part in creating a new food system that fosters better health and more closely-knit communities.

• Understand how non-profit organizations can work cooperatively with city and state governments, as well as for-profit and non-profit agricultural enterprises.
• See how to create successful farm-to-school initiatives by drawing on Growing Power experiences in Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago.
• Learn how to grow relationships with corporations that can help support locally grown food initiatives.
• Discover how to create and utilize renewable energy in local agricultural systems.
• Learn about the development of multi-story vertical farms.
• Find how social justice and food justice can be fostered through the local and regional farm system.
• Visit successful small farms in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
• Enjoy food grown by local and regional farmers and prepared by local chefs!
• Over 2,000 participants expected with opportunities to network and mingle
• Exhibit hall available

For more information and to register follow the link below:

Join Lake Park Friends for the Lake Park Indian Mound Centennial Celebration. This event is being held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the preservation of Milwaukee's last remaining prehistoric mound (circa 2000 years old). A number of distinguished speakers representing several statewide cultural organizations and communities will address local and statewide efforts to preserve Wisconsin's vanishing cultural heritage.

Following the re-dedication, the public are invited to UWM's Department of Anthropology (Sabin Hall, room F90) to hear Kevin Cullen (Archaeology Associate, Discovery World) give a presentation on his recent archaeological work along Milwaukee's lakefront, including Lake Park.

Mr. Cullen's presentation will be followed by the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, to which all are welcome. For more information, contact Kurt Sampson at (414) 405-4367 or [email protected].