Just to clarify,
The Farm to Plate Working Sessions are not open – they are
invite only. I imagine many if not most/all of the folks invited to this
session are on the NewFarmerNet list, but I know VSJF is working hard to keep
working groups small and diverse, to insure the breadth of players are
represented but that the quality of the discussion is very high. I wasn’t invited
to this working group and I’m not involved in the Farm to Plate work directly,
but just want to provide clarity in case others weren’t invited but are
thinking about attending, since I’ve had a lot of dialog with Kit and VSJF
staff about these sessions.
Ela
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Ela Chapin, Program Director
Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program
VT Housing & Conservation Board
58 E. State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-828-2117
From: Vermont New Farmer
Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ewetopia
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:40 AM
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Subject: Fw: Farmland Access Working Session Save the Date: 3/23/10 Farm
to Plate
I
assume that many of you our on their mailing list, though perhaps not
specifically for this session?
See
below:
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Original Message -----
From: [log in to unmask]">Kit Perkins
To: [log in to unmask]">Ewetopia
Sent: Friday, February 26,
2010 11:22 AM
Subject: Save the Date:
3/23/10 Farm to Plate Farmland Access Working Session
February 26,
2010
Dear Mike,
Please
Save the Date to join us for an important Farm to Plate Working Session:
We are
writing to invite you to join a small group of your peers and colleagues on
Tuesday March 23rd, 9:30am – 3:30pm (lunch provided) in Montpelier at
Vermont College, Room 208, for a facilitated working session on Farmland
Access for All Stages and Scales of Vermont Farm Businesses.
The primary
purpose of this in depth working session is to bring together key stakeholders
with knowledge, influence and commitment in the area of farmland access to
review initial research findings based on data and stakeholder feedback we’ve
received, and to comment on draft goals, objectives, strategies,
priority investments and recommendations.
Please see
the attached document for more information about the Farm to Plate Initiative,
and we will be sending a more formal invitation and agenda next week.
Thank you and
I hope you can join us on March 23rd.
Kit
Kit Perkins, Project Manager
Farm to Plate Initiative -
http://www.vsjf.org/project-details/5/farm-to-plate-initiative
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Tel: (802) 425-3013 (Home Office)