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>Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:11:59 -0500
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>To: gwg2@cornell.edu (Gilbert Wayne Gillespie Jr.)
>From: Judy Green <>
>Subject: ME AgDevelopment
>
>Gil - could you forward the following message to sanet? THANKS
>
>
>
>Congratulations to the state of Maine for clearly making the link between
>agriculture development, community development and sustainability. See
>below for a very interesting forum - most interesting in that it has gotten
>the attention and support of their governor and Dept of Ag..
>
>Question to Maine folks on the list... Has ME Farm Bureau been supportive
>of this Forum and the issues being discussed here? I have heard that Farm
>Bureau nationally has taken a position against "Smart Growth" for example.
>(And is this really true?)
>
>Just curious. We would like to know more about the roles that Farm Bureau,
>commodity groups, state agencies and landgrants and other mainstream ag
>organizations are playing in support of (or in opposition to) this sort of
>agriculture development which emphasizes agriculture's connection to
>community.
>
>Please share your stories.
>
>Judy
>
>
>Status: U
>Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 10:18:54 -0500
>From: Gene Thomas <genethomas@cybertours.com>
>Organization: MCFS
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>To: NE community food systems <nefood-l@listproc.tufts.edu>
>Subject: Late but hopefully not too
>Sender: owner-nefood-l@listproc.tufts.edu
>
>Maine Rural Development Council will host a Forum titled "Agricultural
>Development and the Building of Vibrant Communities in the Next
>Millennium" on 9 December (next Thursday). Governor King will present
>the luncheon keynote speach and Agricultural Commissioner Robert Spear
>will co-chair the morning overview presentation.
>
>Breakout work sessions will cover these topics:
>A. Agriculture and Community Development: Trends in Markets and
>Marketing
>B. Sustainable Farm Management: Skills, Innovations, Resources and
>Services
>C. The Cost of Sprawl to Family Farms and Rural Communities
>D. Connecting Agriculture to Community Building
>E. Structural Issues in Agricultural Development
>F. Food Security and Hunger in Rural Maine
>
>Contact Patricia Kontur for more information at:
>207-581-3193 or pkontu71@maine.edu
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