Economic developers, elected officials, Business & other civic leaders

will find thought provoking discussions about policy directions affecting their constituencies. A new agricultural paradigm connects initiatives to reinvigorate our economy through regional agriculture with initiatives that improve health, reduce health care costs, and rejuvenate our environment with sustainable agricultural practices.

In Track 4’s workshop on Economic Health through Agriculture, explore agriculture’s role as an economic engine, with entrepreneurs who are at the cutting edge of expanding a sustainable regional food system. In the Community Health workshop, learn about the Health Economic Burden of a Broken Food System, high health insurance costs due to the consequences of poor diet and obesity, and effective public health interventions.

“What we eat determines, to a large extent, how the world is used.”  Wendell Barry