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Charting a Course toward Good Food and Good Business: State Options Webinar

Upcoming Webinar

  • Title: Charting a Course toward Good Food and Good Business: State Options
  • Date:  December 14, 2011
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NCSL Webinars allow attendees to participate in meetings taking place around the world from the comfort of their desk. They are collaborative, interactive and easy to use. Most webinars will be recorded for those who are unable to attend the live meeting.


Charting a Course toward Good Food and Good Business: State Options

December 14, 2011
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Charting a Course toward Good Food and Good Business: State Options

Healthier people and a more thriving economy can result from strengthening food systems.  This webinar will feature presentations about work in the states to bring food that is affordable, fresh and healthy to schools and communities. It will include an overview of Michigan’s Good Food Charter including provisions related to local food purchasing, school nutrition standards and nutrition education that incorporates agricultural entrepreneurship. Local food systems including the Nuestras Raíces project in Holyoke, Massachusetts and policy efforts by Wholesome Wave and their cultural, health and economic benefits will also be discussed. 

Moderator:  

  • Amy Winterfeld, NCSL

Speakers:   

  • Kathryn J. A. Colasanti, C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University
  • Daniel Ross, Wholesome Wave Foundation, Massachusetts

NCSL gratefully acknowledges support from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

 

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