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Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 12:58:52 -0500
From: Michelle M. Miller <mmmille6@facstaff.wisc.edu>
Subject: NATIONAL CONFERENCE-MINNEAPOLIS
There is a conference coming up you won't want to miss:
<bold>The Soul of Agriculture: A New Production Ethic for the 21st
Century
November 14 - 16 in Minneapolis, MN.</bold>
This national conference will explore agricultural ethics from the
point of view of five practioner catagories: environmental,
farmer/producer, faith community, consumer, and rural communities
perspective. The first day will provide an overview of different
perspectives, the second day will give some concrete examples of
efforts to practice ethical behavior as well as give participants an
opportunity to draft an ethics statement for the next century. The
final day will focus on ways to share this ethical statement in our
communities and with our collegues.
<bold>For more information and to register call: 202/537-0191 (or email
me at mmmille6@facstaff.wisc.edu )</bold>
The list of speakers and people facilitating the drafting workshops
indicates the quality of this conference. The speakers should be
motivating, and the drafting sessions productive. This is NOT a
sit-on-your-hands conference!!! Participants will be actively engaged
and walk away from the conference with something tangible to share with
others concerned about food and farming systems.
Speakers include: Paul Johnson, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation
Service; Fred Kirschenmann, N.D. farmer; Winona LaDuke, White Earth
Reservation; Bob Welborn and Richard Clugston, Center for Respect of
Life and the Environment; Paul Thompson, Purdue ethicist; Derrick
Jensen, environmental author from Spokane; Leland Swenson, National
Farmers Union; Bishop Raymond Burke from the National Catholic Rural
Life Conference; Kate Clancy, Henry Wallace Institute for Alternative
Agriculture; Cornelia Butler Flora, North Central Regional Center for
Rural Development; Ann Robinson, Iowa Department of Agriculture; Dana
Jackson, Land Stewardship Project; George Siemon, WI farmer and Coolie
Region Organic Produce Pool; Larry Olson, MN farmer; Joan Allsup, IA
farmer; Margaret Mellon, Union of Concerned Scientists; John Hall,
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute; Cheryl Miller, National Audubon
Society; Rebecca Goldberg, Environmental Defense Fund; Ferd Hoefner,
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition; Michelle Miller, environmental
consultant; Betsy Lydon, Mothers and Others for a Liveable Planet; C.
Dean Freudenberger, Luther Seminary; Bernard Evans, St. John's
University; Richard Haynes, University of FL; Gary Valen, Meadowcreek
Center; Ann Woods, Midwest Organic Alliance; Sister Mary Mark Tacheny,
Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural Ministry, Gayle Peterson,
Northwest Consulting; Cynthia Vagnetti, photographer; Stan Dundon,
University of CA-Davis.
Facilitators include: John Bobbe, National Farmers Organization;
Renee Hunt, Illinios Sustainable Agriculture Association; Bill Wenzel,
Wisconsin Rural Development Center; Helene Murray, Minnesota Institute
for Sustainable Agriculture; Tom Rogers, Center for Respect of Life and
the Environment; Skip Polson, Heifer Project International; Ron Kroese,
St. Croix Valley Community Foundation; Loni Kemp, Minnesota Project;
Brad DeVries, Sustainable Agriculture Coalition; Don Wyse, Minnesota
Institute for Sustainable Agriculture; Freeman Boyd, University of
Guelph; Melanie Adcock, Humane Society of the United States; Arthur
Getz, World Sustainable Agriculture Association; Sister Miriam Brown,
Churches' Center for Land and People; Jose Montenegro, Rural
Development Center; Judy Heffernan, Heartland Network for Town and
Rural Ministries; Linda Elswick, World Sustainable Agriculture
Association; Dan French, MN farmer; Tim Sullivan, environmental lawyer;
Gail Kahovic, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute; Brother David
Andrews, National Catholic Rural Life; Laurie Sovell, Minnesota
Institute for Sustainable Agriculture; Paul Homme, MN farmer; Gene
Paul, National Farmers Organization; Suzanne McIntosh, Clean Water
Coalition; Barbara Meister, Meister Consulting; Jan Joannides,
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture; Diane Milan, MN
farmer; Larry Swartz, National Family Farm Coalition; Prescott Bergh,
MN Department of Agriculture; Mark Schultz, Land Stewardship Project;
Sister Kathleen Storms, Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural
Ministry; Jeanne Wertish, MN farmer; Marlene Halvorson, University of
MN, Leland Glenna, Cornell University.
Counting registrations today, there is space for about 70 more people
to register (300 is the limit). Seize the day! Take this
opportunity! Please think about attending and bringing youth and
elders to participate, too. For more information and to register call:
202/537-0191 (or email me) Registrations are $100 for regular
participants, and $40 for students.
Michelle Miller
UWEX-Agronomy
1575 Linden Drive
Madison,WI 53706
608/262-7135
FAX 262-5217
mmmille6@facstaff.wisc.edu
Home Office 608/255-1503
Home Fax 608/255-5885
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