CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Keynote speaker Jim Hightower, national radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of the book, Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go With the Flow. Jim Hightower has spent four decades fighting on behalf of consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just plain folks.
• A panel on raw milk, including Representative Dan Flynn, author of the Texas raw milk bill.
• Experts on food safety laws, food labels, GMOs, urban farming, water policy, the next Texas legislative session, and more!
• Panel discussions on hot topics such as Who Controls Our Farm and Food?; the Impact of Ag Policy on Future of Young Farmers; and Race, Economics, and Food.
• Get the tools you need to make a difference through special activism sessions, covering a variety of topics including social media and lobbying.
• Lunch on both days of local foods prepared by Chef Sonya Coté of Hillside Farmacy and Eden East.

FILM SCREENING - VANISHING OF THE BEES

Monday, September 15, 2014, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
 

Tickets available to the public as well as to conference attendees. 

Find out more here.

SCHOLARSHIPS & VOLUNTEERS

Scholarship opportunities are available that cover the cost of registration, as well as volunteer opportunities with a reduced registration fee. Young farmers and minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. For more information, please contact Alexandra at [email protected] or (512) 537-2692.

SPONSORSHIPS & SILENT AUCTION

Sponsorships provide critical support for the conference, including paying for the facility, food, travel expenses for the keynote speaker, printed materials, and audio-visual support.

These supportive opportunities begin at $50. You can also donate an item, gift certificate, or service to the silent auction. For more information, visit: www.farmandranchfreedom.org/farm-food-leadership-conference/sponsors-donors

WHY ATTEND?

The local and sustainable food movement is growing by leaps and bounds, but it faces ever more challenges as it grows. From a wave of approvals of new genetically engineered crops, to FDA's food safety regulations, to local zoning ordinances--the regulatory, economic, and social structure of our food system affects what farmers can grow and consumers can buy.

There are opportunities to change the policies that govern our food system, but people--farmers, food producers, chefs, and consumers--are needed who understand the issues and are willing to speak up. The annual Farm & Food Leadership Conference is an integral part of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance's work as a voice for independent agriculture.

MORE DETAILS 

Questions? Contact Judith McGeary at [email protected] or (254) 697-2661