UPDATE: Online ticket sales have now ended. Tickets will still be available at the door for $5 cash or credit card.

Conference Registration:
$5 (includes $5 market voucher)

Conference Schedule:

• 9:55 A.M. Conference Introduction
• 10:00 A.M. Sustainable Food Systems
  Lauren Stocker, Northampton Community College;
  Kelly Allen, Northampton Community College;
  Michael Nieves, Northampton Community College
• 11:00 A.M. State of the Lehigh Valley Food Economy
  Allison Czapp, Buy Fresh Buy Local Greater Lehigh Valley;
  Brian Moyer, Penn State Ag. Extension;
  Dan Kemper, Rodale Institute;
  Liz Wagner, Crooked Row Farm
• 12:00 P.M. Break for Lunch, Pop-Up Market, Tour of East 40 Community Garden
• 1:00 P.M. Local Food Scholars
  Dietlinde Heilmayr, Moravian College;
  Karen Beck-Pooley, Lehigh University
  Sandra Aguilar-Rodríguez, Moravian College
• 2:00 P.M. Food Co-op Experts
  Kae Anderson, Board President, Kensington Community Food Co-Op;
  Kathleen Casey, Development Manager, Weavers Way
  Jenn Dize, Board Chair, Bethlehem Food Co-Op;
  Jamila Medley, Executive Director, Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance;
• 3:00 P.M. Community Round Table
• 4:00 P.M. Keynote
  Jon Steinman, Author of Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-Ops in the Age of Grocery Giants
• 5:00 P.M. Book Signing

Pop-Up Farmers' Market:

• Open 10am-3pm
• Food Trucks
• Garden Seedlings
• Local Crafters
• Veggies
• NCC Summer Theatre Entertainment

Sponsored By:

• Bethlehem Food Co-Op
• Buy Fresh, Buy Local—Greater Lehigh Valley
• Farm Market at NCC
• NCC Summer Theatre

Volunteers: We need co-op members and community members to volunteer for a range of responsibilities to make our event a success. Go HERE to see the list of shifts and sign up to help out.