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Pollinating Our Future: Events
Friday, February 29 6:30 pm-9:30 pm; Opening Celebration Event
Saturday, March 1 8:00am-9:30 pm; Workshops, tours, forums, Town Hall meeting & dinner
Location: Hilton Hotel, City Center Milwaukee, WI
Saturday, March 1 8:00am-5:00 pm, Workshops, tours, forums (no dinner, or Town hall mtg)
WORKSHOPS

Opening Celebration with Michael Ableman
Location Mitchell Park Domes
524 S Layton Blvd, Milwaukee, WI
Transport will be available from the Hilton Hotel to this event for out of town visitors.
Friday, February 29, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

  • Meet WI Slow Food Chefs who will prepare and present a local, seasonal feast featuring regional foods.
  • Urban farmer, writer, photographer: Michael Ableman, keynote speaker
  • Live music and Ethnic performers
  • Evening stroll through the Botanical Domes
    Put Milwaukee on the map as a leader in urban agriculture and sustainable living
    Cost: $75

    Pollinating Our Future Saturday Conference with Town Hall Meeting and Regional Dinner
    Location: Hilton Hotel, City Center, Milwaukee
    Saturday, March 1st, 8:00am - 9:30pm

    Days Events:
    There will be the opportunity to select 4 workshops/ forums.
    Lunch will be a box lunch so you are free to watch videos, visit exhibits, attend small group networking meetings.
    The final formal gathering of the day will be a Town Hall Meeting, in order to share learnings, and recommend future networking, support and plans to promote change in our food systems, both locally and nationally. Dinner prepared with regional foods will be presented at this time.
    Exhibits Regional urban agricultural activists will exhibit
    Book sales of urban agricultural books, including books by some of our presenters.
    Video presentations Videos regarding urban agriculture will be available for viewing.
    Meals Morning: coffee, rolls, Brown box Lunch, Evening Regional Feast in the Hilton Crystal ballroom
    Cost: $125, after Feb 16th $150.

    Pollinating Our Future Saturday Conference
    Location: Hilton Hotel, City Center, Milwaukee
    Saturday, March 1st, 8:00am - 5:00pm
    Days Events:
    There will be the opportunity to select 4 workshops/ forums.
    Lunch will be a box lunch so you are free to watch videos, visit exhibits, attend small group networking meetings.
    No dinner or town hall event.
    Exhibits Regional urban agricultural activists will exhibit
    Book sales of urban agricultural books, including books by some of our presenters.
    Video presentations Videos regarding urban agriculture will be available for viewing.
    Meals Morning: coffee, rolls, Brown box Lunch
    Cost: $85, after Feb 16th- $100
    List of Themes and Planned Workshops/Forums
    Food Justice
    *Immigrant Farmers in the City
    *Creating Healthy Communities
    *Urban Ag in low income communities
    *Growing Food and Justice
    *Closing the Food Gap: Food Policy Councils
    Garden as Community
    *Transforming Ministry & Lives
    *School Garden Programs
    *Gardens create community
    Policy and Planning
    *Designing Sustainable Cities
    *Eco-Cities and Global Warming
    *Future of Urban Agriculture
    *The Urban Livestock Movement
    *Food Policy Councils
    Enterprise Development
    *SPIN Farming, intensive agriculture for urban areas
    *Producing for Your Market
    *Community Economic Development and Urban Agriculture
    *Up Against Goliath: How to Compete in the Marketplace
    *Grant Writing for Urban Agriculture
    *Social Enterprise and Transitional Employment
    *Youth Employment Programming