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Lecture SeriesThe Windham Foundation has teamed with the University of Vermont to host a regular lecture series in southern Vermont. Most lectures will take place at The Old Tavern at Grafton, a Windham Foundation company, and one of the nation's oldest operating inns. If you are interested in keeping up with the lecture series, please join our email list.
Lecture Series CalendarSeptember 28, 2010The University of Vermont invites you to an evening with Tom Gilbert, Center for an Agricultural Economy, Board of Directors Tom will present
6 p.m. Presentation (Phelps Barn at The Old Tavern)
7-9 p.m. Dinner - The Old Tavern will offer its popular localvore dinner.
(guests should make reservations directly by contacting The Old Tavern at 802-843-2231)
Tom Gilbert, member of the Center for an
Agricultural Economy Board of Directors, will discuss the success the Center
has realized so far in guiding the Northeast Kingdom and its Gateway
Towns toward a sustainable, economical and ecological food system.
The Center promotes consumer access to healthy, secure, affordable and
locally-grown food and supports farmers and agricultural based businesses in
developing reliable and efficient connections to local and regional markets. Tom is the Executive Director of the
Highfields Center for Composting, a Vermont-based non-profit focused on
advancing sustainable food and agricultural systems through municipal and
on-farm composting programs.
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“Local is Lucrative: The Local Food Movement and the Resurgence of the Hardwick Economy”