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DESCRIPTION:Thu, Dec 9, 2004      7:00 pm - 9:00 pm    	Going Local: The Power of 
 Supporting Locally Grown Food  Ecology Center  2530 San Pablo Ave near 
 Dwight Way  Berkeley  More food is produced today than ever before, yet 
 poverty exists alongside obesity, food banks struggle to feed the hungry, 
 food contamination kills more people every year, while small family farms 
 face extinction under industrial agriculture. But it doesn't have to be 
 that way. Join Food First at a panel discussion featuring three food policy 
 experts and activists who will explore the power of supporting locally 
 grown food in the face of mounting industrialization of the world's food 
 system.  Brian Halweil of the Worldwatch Institute in Washington DC, will 
 discuss how simple shifts in eating habits to locally grown foods delivers 
 superior taste, is better for people's health, the livelihoods of small 
 farmers, and the global environment. His discussion is based on his new 
 book, Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket.  
 Christine Ahn will discuss the challenges of fighting hunger today based on 
 the new Food First report she co-authored, "Beyond the Food Bank." She has 
 written extensively on food and farm policy issues for Food First.  Brahm 
 Ahmadi, the co-founder of Oakland's People's Grocery that brings healthy 
 food to Oakland's low-income community will discuss how this small 
 community-based organization is transforming Oakland resident's connection 
 to food, land, justice and their communities.  Cost: Free.  For more 
 information contact:  510-548-2220 x233  
 http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php?uid=3375\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/12/04/53453.php
SUMMARY:Going Local: The Power of Supporting Locally Grown Food
LOCATION:Ecology Center  2530 San Pablo Ave near Dwight Way  Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/12/04/53453.php
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