Saturday farmers market in Carbondale. (from Food Works blog)
Eating locally is an effective way to reduce dependence on fossil fuel and is an important part of the Transition Movement. When a region has "food feet", meaning there is a substantial amount of food produced locally, the region has more economic and social resilience when when faced with unpredictable events- or weather. Dayna Connor and Jerry Bradley, the leaders of Food Works, will give a presentation to be followed by discussion for the Shawnee Group Sierra Club meeting. Find out why local foods are important for our health and our environment, and what is being done in Southern Illinois to foster and promote expansion of our local foods.
Dayna and Jerry will tell us about the current projects of the organization and what their vision is for the future of local foods for our area. Food Works' mission is local, sustainable food systems development for Southern Illinois. For more information
January 14 - 7:30
Location: Back meeting room at the Carbondale Township
Office at 217 East Main St. in Carbondale. Parking lot is behind the building, and is best accessed from
Monroe St., just West of Marion St. and the first street south of Main St. Enter the meeting room through the
green door off of the parking lot. Front door will be locked. Free and open to the public!
Dinner before the meeting: Longbranch - 5:30 PM - 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale
More information about Foodworks here.
Sponsored by the Shawnee Group Sierra Club
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