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CONFERENCE NOW FULLY BOOKED - ANY FURTHER BOOKINGS WILL BE ADDED TO THE RESERVE LIST 

5th May 2010
Friends Meeting House, Manchester (Map and Directions)

DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE PAPERS pdf (Programme for the day, Workshop Details, Delegate List) 

We look forward to seeing you all at Making Local Food Work for People and Planet on 5th May.  The event is fully booked so we look forward to a great day of presentations, workshops, networking and discussions with you all.

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.

Research report launch

‘Local food and climate change – the role of community food enterprises’, the first in a series of research reports from Making Local Food Work will be launched at the event.  The publication will be available online at www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk once it has been launched.

Twitter

If anyone plans to send messages on Twitter about the event either before, after or on the day, it would be great if you could use the hashtag #MLFW.

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 for the day

Chair: Tom Andrews, Director of Programmes, Soil Association

10.00: Registration and Networking
10.30: Welcome and Introductions (Tom Andrews, Soil Association)
10.40: Local food systems and the environment (Vicki Hird)
11.00: Making Local Food Work for People and Planet (Peter Couchman, Director of Making Local Food Work and Chief Executive of the Plunkett Foundation)
11.20: Case Study of Growing Communities, Hackney (Kath Dalmeny, Policy Director at Sustain and Director of Growing Communities)
11.50: Questions to speakers

12.00: Local food lunch and networking (food provided by Eighth Day Co-operative)

13.00: 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:

14.00: Introduction to the afternoon session (Tom Andrews, Soil Association)
14.10: Panel discussion - Making Local Food Work for Manchester - panel speakers include
- Helen Woodcock, Kindling Trust
- Rob Squires, Target: Wellbeing
- Kath Dalmeny, Sustain

14.45 Break, networking and afternoon muffin

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