External events

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and Empire State Development are co-hosting the annual Farm to City Expo 2015 at the International Restaurant and Foodservice Show of New York on March 10th, 2015 from 12 pm-2:30 pm. The discussion is called Going with the Grain: The Renaissance of NYS Grain Production, a two panel forum featuring speakers from many ends of the grain value chain. New York State has been growing grain since 1678 and it’s seen a recent increase in production. In fact, grain can now be found on more tables across the state than ever before. Come hear the ways you can bring local grain to your table!

Nora McKeon’s just-released book explains why we find ourselves in this situation and explores what we can do to change it. In her talk she will contrast how actors link up in corporate global food chains and in the local food systems that are considered to be “alternative” but in fact feed most of the world’s population.