2009 Marketing and Food Systems Initiative Workshop

Date: Monday, March 30th, 2009

Location: Ames, Iowa

This annual workshop, held at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, brings together grantees of the Leopold Center's Marketing and Food Systems Initiative and the Value Chain Partnerships program to discuss their updates and findings. The keynote speaker was Virginia Clarke, coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders. 

Keynote speaker

Watch a video of Virginia Clarke's keynote presentation, "The Evolving Role of Philanthropy in Developing a More Sustainable Food System." [50 min]

Related information

Download the agenda [PDF]

View the photo gallery

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