Urban Ambassadors and Food & Faith: A Call to Action are hosting a local conference, Hope for the Hungry: Feeding Greater Des Moines on Saturday, January 30 at Walnut Hills United Methodist Church. The day is packed full of local experts and everyday residents who have successfully implemented urban food systems. The day will provide you with the information, tools, and coalitions necessary to join or start your own garden or community food program: at your child's schools, at your church, in your neighborhood, at your local food pantry, with your service organization, or in your own backyard. They share the United Nations goal of ending childhood hunger by 2015 locally in the Greater Des Moines metro area.
Iowan keynote speakers include author, Debra Landwehr Engle, and landscape architect and Olmstead Scholar, Jason Grimm. Other panelists and workshop leaders sharing resources will be representing: the City of Des Moines, Food Bank of Iowa, Farm to School, Table to Table, Master Gardeners, Des Moines Area Religious Council, and more. Detailed information is available at www.UrbanFoodDSM.ning.com and you can register at IowaTix.com.
The first 30 to register get a FREE gift from Yes! Magazine from their "Food for Everyone" issue #49. Registration is limited to the first 100 due to space.
For additional information or a sample copy, Contact:
Adam Hammes
Urban Ambassadors
(515) 491-0706
adam@UrbanAmbassadors.org
www.UrbanAmbassadors.org
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