Practitioners and Supporters of Sustainable Agriculture in Louisiana-
It's time for the second annual LaSAWG conference!
Attached is a Save the Date flier, Registration info and the Presenter sign-up form. Also, see the end of this email for how to you can help.
July 26, Alexandria, La
Conference @ Inglewood Farm
Farm Tour, Workshop sessions, Lunch provided and Happy Hour Social to follow
A 1-day, all-day event, from morning to evening. Space is limited, so sign-up today!
This is your conference - Be a Presenter!
Here's how: Fill out this form online and the conference facilitators will contact you to confirm the details. (https://cleda.wufoo.com/forms/q33fsyb13v3io6/)
Thanks Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance for handling presentations!
Register Today!
Online registration helps us plan food and facilities: (https://squareup.com/store/acadiana-food-alliance)
Thanks Acadiana Food Alliance for handling registration!
More information to come:
~Join and check our facebook group for up-to-date info: search for "Louisiana SAWG"
~We are securing a block of hotel rooms with a conference discount and compiling a list of nearby camping options.
~As we receive presentation commitments, a detailed schedule for the day will take shape and be shared.
~We hope to have a vision and planning session the evening before, to give a bit more shape and direction to this (still young!) Louisiana Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
Important!
LaSAWG 2018 is your event! A few volunteers (see below) have created the form and shape of the event (facility, food, logistics) but we rely on you for the most important components - participation, presentations, and spreading the word.
Checklist to spread the word:
1. Join our facebook group: Louisiana SAWG
2. Announce dates and topic at any relevant meeting you attend
3. Share on your social media
4. Talk about travel plans or carpooling with your friends and other potential participants in your area
5. Seek out and encourage at least one of your contacts to present, or consider it yourself
6. Invite your local extension or agency you work with that may not know about this year's La Sustainable Ag Working Group Conference
The 2018 conference facilitating committee:
~ Bahia Nightengale (Local Food Initiatives for CLEDA in Alexandria)
~ Chris Adams (Acadiana Food Alliance in Lafayette)
~ Elisa Munoz (New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee)
~ Rachel Schell-Lambert (New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee)
Thanks everyone!
Hope to see you at LaSAWG 2018
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CHRIS ADAMS, M.A. Sustainable Development
Building Community and Local Food Systems
Consulting for Non-Profits
Email: earthcultur@gmail.com Cell: 337.296.5688
www.linkedin.com/in/christopheradamssustainability
Acadiana Food Alliance Earthshare Gardens
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