Peterson plans food conference

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, who serves most of western Minnesota, plans a conference promoting locally grown foods.

The Democratic chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said that the Feb. 15 and 16 conference called "The Home Grown Economy 2010 – Equipping You to Build Community Based Food Systems” will be at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, with video connections to University of Minnesota Crookston, University of Minnesota Morris, Bemidji State University and Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.

“Changing attitudes about food, its impact on health and well-being and growing opportunities for small farmers have sparked a movement across the country and in Minnesota of consumers seeking out locally grown foods," Peterson said, “and I’m hosting this conference to help get the word out and link people to the available resources.”

Peterson has invited Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa governor, to speak at the conference.

More information is available at www.regionalpartnerships.umn.edu or (218) 847-5056.

Posted by: Don Davis on 1/10/2010 at 10:53 AM | Permalink

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