tag:calagator.org,2005:/events/searchCalagator: Events tagged with: fruits2009-03-27T06:45:33-07:00tag:calagator.org,2005:Calagator::Event/12504568692009-03-23T17:35:40-07:002009-03-27T06:45:33-07:00TiE OR: Rethinking the Foodshed: The emergent redesign in our food supply systemTuesday, April 21, 2009 from 6-8:30pm at Ater Wynnehttp://calagator.org/events/12504568692009-04-21T18:00:00-07:002009-04-21T20:30:00-07:00<div class="vevent">
<h1 class="summary">TiE OR: Rethinking the Foodshed: The emergent redesign in our food supply system</h1>
<div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2009-04-21T18:00:00" datetime="2009-04-21T18:00:00">Tuesday, April 21, 2009 from 6</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2009-04-21T20:30:00" datetime="2009-04-21T20:30:00">8:30pm</time></div>
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<span class='fn org'>Ater Wynne</span>
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<span class="locality">Portland</span>
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<span class="postal-code">97209</span>
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<p>Sustainably grown and organic food is one of the fastest growing industries in the country. It is about environmental values but it is also about knowledge: rediscovering taste, rediscovering ripeness, rediscovering the connection between the field and the table.</p>
<p>Are these rediscovered values byproducts of a focus on sustainability?</p>
<p>Or is sustainability achievable precisely because these values are in high demand, and require sustainable agriculture and food delivery systems to succeed?</p>
<p>And how can these solutions scale -- is the concept of "distributed scale" an oxymoron or a breakthrough?</p>
<p>Our current food supply chain has become increasingly complex, involving a global network of farmers, packers, shippers, manufacturers & retailers. Your neighborhood grocery store is likely to carry more items from far flung areas of the world than produce that has been grown locally.</p>
<p>Several incidents over the course of last year have brought the increasing complexity and anonymity of our food supply systems to national - and international - attention. The salmonella outbreaks related to spinach & peanuts, the tainted milk from China as well last year’s hike in gasoline prices that had repercussions in the increased food costs -- all fuel a debate about the importance of controlling how and where our food is grown, harvested, processed, stored, and distributed.</p>
<p>Central to this conversation has been the re-emergence of the idea of the food shed.</p>
<p>How do we get the variety in our food and yet stay local? Does local matter and if so why?</p>
<p>Join us for a discussion on this topic on April 21st with David Lively, marketing Director at Organically Grown, largest wholesaler of organic fruits, vegetables and herbs in the Pacific Northwest.</p>
<p>Registration Details:
Online: Members - $15; Non Members - $25
Onsite: Members - $20; Non Members - $30</p>
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<p><a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/demand">demand</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/food">food</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/foodshed">foodshed</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/fruits">fruits</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/organic">organic</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/organically grown">organically grown</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/supply">supply</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/sustainability">sustainability</a>, <a class="p-category" href="/events/tag/vegetables">vegetables</a></p>
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This item was added directly to Calagator <br /><strong>Monday, March 23, 2009 at 5:35pm</strong> and last updated <br /><strong>Friday, March 27, 2009 at 6:45am</strong>.
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