The Dish: Restorative Agriculture

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City Market and the Intervale Center have teamed up to create an exploratory series called The Dish. With support from ArtsRiot, we host quarterly panel discussions that dive into hot food issues with the help of local experts.

The Dish: Restorative Agriculture

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
5:30pm – 7:00pm
ArtsRiot, 400 Pine St

Doors open at 5:00pm. Cash bar.

“Fertile soil helps create nourishing food and, in turn, healthy people and robust communities.”

According to Farmers without Borders, regenerative agriculture is any kind of farming that enables the restorative capacity of the earth, improving soil fertility, increasing food production, enhancing vibrant communities and fair economies, and respecting the ecology of the natural world. This lively panel discussion will highlight Vermont growers and farmers -- from fruit farmers to dairy and meat farmers and even native tree growers -- who return more to the earth than they take from it.  You’ll also learn how you can start to practice restorative agriculture right in your own backyard

Brought to you by City Market and the Intervale Center with special thanks to ArtsRiot.

FREE! $5 suggested donation to benefit the Intervale Center accepted online or at the door. RSVP on Facebook or by emailing sbhimani@citymarket.coop.

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Meet the Panel:

• Beth Whiting, Maple Wind Farm
• Lindsay Harris, Mountain Home Farm
• Meghan Giroux, Vermont Edible Landscapes
• Mike Ingalls, Intervale Conservation Nursery
• Heather Darby, UVM Extension

Moderated by Joe Speidel, Community and Government Relations Director at UVM.

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Meet Our Moderator

Joe Speidel is the Director of Local Government and Community Relations at UVM and has also held positions on campus in Career Services, the Development and Alumni Relations Office, and been involved with the Food Systems Initiative. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology and Bachelor of Arts degree at Boston College, and a Master of Education degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs at UVM. He completed the Snelling Center’s Vermont Leadership Institute program in 2009.

Joe’s volunteer involvement includes the United Way of Chittenden County, the ECOS Project, the Parallel Justice Commission, the Burlington Sustainability Partnership, and Vermont Stage Company.