2009
Spirit
&
Place
Festival
Presents:
Local
Food
Trends:
Growing
Community,
Economy
and
Mutual
Delight
Sunday,
Nov.
15,
5:30
to
7:30
p.m.
2442
N.
Central
Ave.
Indianapolis, 46205
(former
location
of
Indy
Winter
Farmers
Market, now Cityoga School of Yoga & Health)
Bring
your
favorite
dish
to
share
for
a
potluck
dinner
and
learn
about
how
food
influences
places,
builds
community
and
booste economic
development.
Neal
Brown,
former
chef
owner
of
L’Explorateur,
will
prepare
a
main
course.
5:30
–
6:15
p.m.
Welcome,
Overview,
Presentation
and
Panel
Presentation:
David
Wu,
policy
director,
City
of
Indianapolis
–
“The
Power
of
Place
and
Food”
Panel
discussion:
Neal
Brown,
Laura
Henderson (founder/market
manager,
Indy
Winter
Farmers
Market),
Matthew
Jose (founder/owner,
Big
City
Farms
CSA),
Chris
Eley (
owner,
Goose
the
Market) and
Janine
Betsey (
executive
director,
King
Park
Area
Development
Corporation).
Facilitated
by
Gail
Payne (
owner,
The
Goods:
Thoughtful
Marketing, Authentic
Living)
and
Marc
McAleavey (
Indianapolis
Neighborhood
Resource
Center).
6:15
p.m.
Break
for
dinner
6:30
–
7:30
p.m.
Round‐table
discussions:
Participate
in
small
group
conversations
about
various
local
food
initiatives
such
as
“Dig
In”
(the
new
Taste
of
Indiana
event),
a
food
vision
for
east
10th
Street,
urban
farming,
Indy
farmers’
markets,
community
kitchens,
and
“Food
for
Thought,”
theme
for
2010
Spirit
&
Place
and
Indiana
Humanities
Council
initiative.
The
event
is
free.
Donations
accepted
to
benefit
Indy
Winter
Farmers
Market.
Space
is
limited.
Please
RSVP
by
November
12
to
Gail
Payne:
317.985.5523,
Gail@TheGoodsLife.com
For
more
information:
www.TheGoodsLife.blogspot.com
