Please note the date change of the Midwest Real Food Summit: it is now March 12-14!
Can’t wait to see you there!
January 21, 2010
Midwest Real Food Summit 2010!!!
Real Food Through a Wider Lens: Midwest Real Food Summit 2010
March 12-14 2010, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
This March 12-14, students and allies from across the Midwest will gather at Macalester College to discuss, share, and analyze how and where our student movements fit in a larger context of social change. Students will explore their role in advocating for a more just and sustainable food system. The Summit will provide 150 high school and college students with opportunity to engage in student led workshops and panels, gain practical skills for building a movement, forum for broadening networks, and a yet to be determined awesome action event/field trip.
These awe-inspiring themes (and more!) will be featured at the Summit:
- Student running an effective student campaign
- Power and oppression in the food system
- Student Farm Projects
- Farm worker and dining service workers’ rights
- International agricultural trade policy
- Key principles for running an effective student campaign
*We are accepting proposals on these themes and others if you would like to propose an idea, email midwest@realfoodchallenge.org*
This 3rd annual Summit will be a diverse, exciting, fruitful event. Do not let the opportunity to amplify your activism pass you by!
Registration is now only $25… for a limited number of spots and a limited amount of time: February 15 fees will go up to $30! Register at today: www.realfoodchallenge.org/MWsummit2010 !!!
Questions? Contact Alli and/or Sally at midwest@realfoodchallenge.org
December 1, 2009
Real food job opportunity
Graduating this winter? Carry on with your food justice! Check out this opportunity at College of Lake County in Illinois:
http://www.clcillinois.edu/aboutclc/jobs.asp?id=772
College of Lake County
Part-time Staff Opening
Position: Local Food Coordinator (Grant Funded Position)* (Search Re-Opened)
Position Type: Specialist, Part-time
Description of Position:
(Pending Grant Award) The Local Food Coordinator, under supervision of the Dean, Biological & Health Sciences, or designee, manages food production for the campus farm, including development of crop production schedules, coordination of sales to food services with weekly harvest and delivery; coordinates the collection of compostable waste from food service/cafeteria and manages the composting system on horticulture building grounds; maintains equipment and works with Facilities and Grounds as needed; assists in the preparation and tracking of budget; supervises temporary employees; and performs community outreach and education.
November 16, 2009
It’s Official!!
the Midwest Summit will be March 5-7, 2010 in the Twin Cities!!
mark your calenders!
if you want to get involved, email Allison at allisonstew@gmail.com
November 3, 2009
Growing Food and Justice update
Sally, Katie, and I at Growing Power, in Milwaukee, WI!
October 28, 2009
Resolve 2009
The National Resolve to Fight Poverty and Hunger Conference will be kicking off next week in Chicago at Loyola University.
Real Food Challenge is branching out to work with Hunger activists to further strengthen our movement.
Sally will be speaking on a panel on hunger and facilitating a workshop about the RFC. Sign up here if you’d like to attend:
October 24, 2009
Northern Plains Powershift
Real Food Challenge Represent!
Allison will be presenting the Real Food Challenge at the Northern Plains Powershift tomorrow Oct. 25th, in Fargo, ND.
All are welcome to come and learn how food and climate change are intrinsically connected and what students are doing!
October 15, 2009
Its cold in Minnesota…
… so its time to put the garden to rest and start working on action! 
this is Macalester’s community garden, MULCH, just a few weeks ago. Now all the beans were taken in, green tomatoes pickled, and beets pulled to make way for leaves turning to mulch and silly october snow.
With the garden put to sleep, this leaves more time for action! the 350 day of action is right around the corner! Sally has been doing an awesome job of connecting to local organizers to include food at events all around the Midwest.
Real Food is baked at 350!
October 10, 2009
October is Fair Trade Month!!!
Don’t be tricked by unjust products this Halloween month, treat yourself to some fair trade chocolate!
Ok, all corny jokes aside, check out: http://www.fairtrademonth.org/ to see what fair trade products you can buy and what events you can participate in your area!
October 7, 2009
Welcome Midwest!
we are just starting to put together this page, but welcome, welcome!
if you have any questions, email Allison at allisonstew@gmail.com
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