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Hey Michiganders, I'm reaching out with a reminder that the Growing Stronger Collaborative Conference on Organic & Sustainable Farming<https://bit.ly/GrowingStronger2021> opens Monday, Feb. 22 and runs through Saturday, Feb. 27. This is the combined conference hosted by MOSES, OGRAIN, GrassWorks, Iowa Organic Association, and FairShare CSA Coalition. This virtual conference is bringing together the organic and sustainable farming community to share ideas for stronger farms and food systems. We've packed in more than 90 workshops and roundtables plus over 100 exhibitors! If you haven't registered yet, take the opportunity now<https://bit.ly/GrowingStronger2021> so you can join us! A few highlights: Keynote-Farming in the Time of Climate Change Monday, February 22, 10:30-Noon Farmers/advocates Lea Zeise, Erin Schneider, and Jim Goodman zero in on ways to farm with people and the planet foremost in mind. Indigenous Seed-to-Table + Cooking Demo Wednesday, February 24, 9:00 a.m. This special 2-hour workshop explores Indigenous farming, interspersed with cooking demos by Sean Sherman, Elena Terry, Luke Zahm, and Brian Yazzie. Keynote-Shifting the System Saturday, February 27, 10:30-Noon Real Organic Project's Linley Dixon talks to David Bronner, Francis Thicke, and Kate Mendenhall about ways we can all contribute to a more resilient and socially just food system. Also, hear key recommendations from Former Vice President Al Gore, Slow Money's Woody Tasch, economist John Ikerd, and many other activists. Evening sessions<https://web.cvent.com/event/b1fcc89f-d903-4e65-9a18-c63297078800/websitePage:94e06cdc-84bf-43f5-b725-cab005e20e64> includes an hour with humorist Michael Perry, a crucial conversation with Vandana Shiva, and a social hour with music and cocktail demos from La Crosse Distillery. Hope you can join MOSES and our partners for this one-of-a-kind virtual gathering! Thanks, Chuck Anderas, Program Specialist MOSES-Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service PO Box 339, Spring Valley, WI 54767 | 715-778-5775 x 700 [log in to unmask] | https://mosesorganic.org/ Pronouns: he/him/his MOSES is part of the Growing Stronger Collaborative Conference Feb. 22-27, 2021. https://bit.ly/GrowingStronger2021 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