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Sorry got the message on Sunday and since I try to have some family time on Sunday I saw this info this AM! Vicki Morrone C. S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems Outreach Specialist for Organic Vegetable and Field Crops 303 Natural Resources East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) 517-353-3834 (Fax) www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu<http://www.michiganorganic.msu.edu/> From: Melissa Hornaday [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:00 PM To: Biernbaum, John; Brown, Elaine; [log in to unmask]; Chris Bardenhagen; Chris Dilley; [log in to unmask]; Dru Montri; Donna McClurkan; Jennifer Fike; Moghtader, Jeremy; Jim Sluyter; john hooper; Ken Dahlberg; Lynna Kaucheck; Hamm, Mike; Montri, Dru; Patty Cantrell; [log in to unmask]; Sandi McArthur; Susan Smalley; Taylor Reid; Pirog, Rich; Morrone, Vicki Subject: Rural Forum on Michigan Ag Tomorrow! The USDA just announced this on Friday. I just found out about this 20 mins ago. Just in case anyone is going to be in the Grand Rapids area tomorrow: Monday, August 22, 2011, 11 a.m. EDT WHAT: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and U.S. Senator Stabenow will host a White House Rural Forum in Grand Rapids to give Michigan farmers an opportunity to discuss their ideas for expanding jobs in agriculture. Local farmers and agriculture leaders will discuss with Secretary Vilsack some of the exciting things happening in areas like biofuels, food processing, and specialty crops. WHERE: May Farms 7828 Fruit Ridge Ave NW Sparta, MI -- Melissa Hornaday, Great Lakes Organizer Organic Farming Research Foundation 4751 Trumbull St Detroit, MI 48208 313-525-2372<tel:313-525-2372> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.ofrf.org<http://www.ofrf.org> If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html