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What We Learned at the Brooklyn Food Conference

Photographs by Nancy Siesel, unless otherwise noted. It seems that Brooklynites will emerge from their brownstones in droves for anything concerning local, sustainably produced food. The Brooklyn Food Conference on Saturday was a free, educational event, consisting mainly of...

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4 Comments | Posted by Hannah Geller, May 4, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: agriculture, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Food Conference, Dan Barber, farming, Park Slope, sustainability

Meet & Eat: Nancy Romer, Brooklyn Food Conference

Photograph by Thomas Marczewski On Saturday, May 2, the Brooklyn Food Conference will bring together farming activists, policy makers, chefs, and anyone else who cares about what goes on their plate (really, anyone can come) to chat all day...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, April 15, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: agriculture, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Food Conference, farming, Park Slope, sustainability

We Need A Secretary of Food, Don't We?

Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times editorial page called on President-Elect Barack Obama to name a Secretary of Food instead of a Secretary of Agriculture. Amen, brother, amen. We need a cabinet post that is dedicated to bettering the...

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1 Comment | Posted by Ed Levine, December 11, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Tagged: agriculture, New York Times, politics