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5th May 2010
Friends Meeting House, Manchester

Overview

Making Local Food Work for People and Planet is the essential national conference for all those interested in community food enterprises.  This event, held in Manchester for the first time, will explore how community food enterprises benefit both people and planet.

Community food enterprises come in many different forms from farmers’ markets to community-owned shops and Community Supported Agriculture enterprises.  What is the role and potential for such enterprises in making local food work for people and planet?

The event is the third in a series of conference hosted by Making Local Food Work, a Big Lottery funded programme which helps people take ownership of their food and where it comes from.

The event will explore:

- How community food enterprises can reduce the impact of food on the environment
- How people can take ownership of their food and where it comes from
- How community food enterprises can provide a fair deal for producers and consumers

 Further information will shortly be available.  Bookings will also open within the next two weeks.

Thanks

Making Local Food Work Conference Team

info@makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk

Outline Programme

Chair: Tom Andrews, Programmes Director at the Soil Association and Making Local Food Work Board Member

10.00: Registration and Networking
10.30: Welcome and Introductions (Tom Andrews, Soil Association)
10.40: Making Local Food Work for People and Planet (Peter Couchman, Director of Making Local Food Work and Chief Executive of the Plunkett Foundation)
11.00: Community Food Enterprise Case Study
11.30: Local food systems and the environment (Viki Hurd)
11.50: Questions to speakers

12.00: Break, networking and local mid-morning muffins!
12.30: Workshop sessions
- Low impact food – environmental approaches to Community Food Enterprises
 - Taking ownership of local food – the nuts and bolts
- Fair food for all – affordable and accessible food that is fair for producers and consumers
 - Networking session
13.15: Local food lunch and networking (Eighth Day Co-operative)

14.15: Introduction to the afternoon session: Making Local Food Work for Manchester (Tom Andrews, Soil Association)
14.30: Panel discussion:
- Helen Woodcock, Kindling Trust
- Rob Squires, Target: Wellbeing
- Kath Dalmany, Sustain
15.15: Group discussions – Making Local Food Work for Manchester Action Plan
15.45: Summary of the day (Tom Andrews, Soil Association)
16.00: Close