Crawford Stewardship Project

Family Farm Defenders Conference

You are invited to the Family Farm Defenders Conference on March 13-15.
This event is sponsored by FFD, www.familyfarmdefenders.org with cosponsorship by Crawford Stewardship Project and Valley Stewardship Network.

Registration is required, with materials and complete schedule on the FDD website. Register my March 7th and fees are reduced.

Saturday March 14 includes a day of speakers and workshops on CAFOs and Sustainable Farming. Register for Saturday by March 7 and fee for that day is just $20 including lunch.

8:30-10:15 Panel Discussion on the Economic, Social, Health, and Environmental Threats of CAFOs.

10:30 John Ikerd, featured speaker, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri Columbia. Sponsored by Driftless Speakers

Noon Lunch

1:15-2:30 Round Table Discussions and Dialogue on Community Organizing, Public Relations, Legislation, or Media. Choose a group for this workshop.

2:45-4:00 Presentations and Documentary on Food Sovereignty and Building a Local Food Economy

4:15-5:15 Media: Radio Commentaries

This is an event that offers us a chance to learn about the issues, gain specific suggestions for action, and meet others working on CAFO and Sustainable Ag projects

“Food Sovereignty: Food, Agriculture and Democracy”

The public is invited to attend the Family Farm Defenders (FFD) Annual Conference to be held March 13 th-15th at Living Waters Bible Camp, E8932 Reo Ave., Westby, Wisconsin. The conference will be a collaborative effort between FFD, Valley Stewardship Network, and Crawford Stewardship Project and is titled “Food Sovereignty: Food, Agriculture and Democracy.” The keynote speaker John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics,University of Missouri at Columbia, is being sponsored by Driftless Speakers.

John Ikerd was raised on a small dairy farm in southwest Missouri. He received his PhD in Agriculture Economics from the University of Missouri where he worked under a cooperative agreement with the USDA to provide state and national leadership for research and education programs related to sustainable agriculture before retiring in early 2000. John has received numerous awards for his work and has authored such books as Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense, Small Farms are Real Farms: Sustaining People Through Agriculture, and Crisis and Opportunity: Sustainability in American Agriculture .

In addition, several qualified individuals from across the Midwest will serve as speakers, panelists and workshop leaders including:

Bobby King, Policy Program Organizer, Land Stewardship Project http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/ ;

Chris Peterson, President, Iowa Farmers Union http://www.iowafarmersunion.org/ ;

Julie Jansen, Clean Water Action http://www.cleanwateraction.org/mn ;

Tom Stolp, Western Wisconsin Organizer, League of Conservation Voters http://www.conservationvoters.org/Public/ ;

Melissa Malott, Water Program Director, Clean Wisconsin http://www.cleanwisconsin.org/ ;

Chris Bedford, “Sioux City Sue: An Organic Opportunity” documentary filmmaker and former Economic Development Director of Woodbury County, Iowa http://www.chrisbedfordfilms.com/ ;

John Stauber, author of "Toxic Sludge is Good for You" ;

Ruth Simpson, Chair of the Dane County Food Council http://www.countyofdane.com/foodcouncil/ ;

Jim Goodman, Board Member of Family Farm Defenders and Midwest Environmental Advocates http://www.midwestadvocates.org/ ; and

Local authors Robert Wolf and David Rhodes.

These individuals will be addressing topics from developing local food economies, to challenges surrounding the industrial agriculture model, to effectively communicating with our legislators and decision makers, and much more. Area legislators, policy makers, farmers, business owners, and the general public, are urged to attend and learn from these very informed educators. There will be an opportunity to participate in local farm tours and discuss the tough issues facing our farm communities. Registration is required. You can contact Family Farm Defenders (608) 637-7136, www.familyfarmdefenders.org , or Valley Stewardship Network (608) 637-3615, www.kickapoovsn.org , for more information and registration details.

			Crawford Stewardship Project works to protect the environment of Crawford County from threats such as those posed by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and to promote sustainable land use, local control of natural resources, and environmental justice. Crawford Stewardship Project is a nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible. Support CSP Send a check to: Crawford Stewardship Project P.O. Box 284 Gays Mills, WI 54631 csp.county@gmail.com
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	Ongoing Projects Sand Mining Crawford County CAFOs Water Quality and CAFO Monitoring Karst Geology Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network-SRWN Livestock Siting Law & State CAFO Permitting Crawford Stewardship Project is grateful for the generous support of the Wisconsin Community Fund. Order your Driftless Wisconsin poster today! "CAFOs are only profitable because so much of the cost and damage is externalized onto the environment, neighbors and wildlife. The monitoring, supervision, clean-up, restitution, fines are not happening, thus the true cost of CAFOs never find the way onto the balance books." Talking point from the CAFO Conference.	Family Farm Defenders Conference You are invited to the Family Farm Defenders Conference on March 13-15. This event is sponsored by FFD, www.familyfarmdefenders.org with cosponsorship by Crawford Stewardship Project and Valley Stewardship Network. Registration is required, with materials and complete schedule on the FDD website. Register my March 7th and fees are reduced. Saturday March 14 includes a day of speakers and workshops on CAFOs and Sustainable Farming. Register for Saturday by March 7 and fee for that day is just $20 including lunch. 8:30-10:15 Panel Discussion on the Economic, Social, Health, and Environmental Threats of CAFOs. 10:30 John Ikerd, featured speaker, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri Columbia. Sponsored by Driftless Speakers Noon Lunch 1:15-2:30 Round Table Discussions and Dialogue on Community Organizing, Public Relations, Legislation, or Media. Choose a group for this workshop. 2:45-4:00 Presentations and Documentary on Food Sovereignty and Building a Local Food Economy 4:15-5:15 Media: Radio Commentaries This is an event that offers us a chance to learn about the issues, gain specific suggestions for action, and meet others working on CAFO and Sustainable Ag projects “Food Sovereignty: Food, Agriculture and Democracy” The public is invited to attend the Family Farm Defenders (FFD) Annual Conference to be held March 13 th-15th at Living Waters Bible Camp, E8932 Reo Ave., Westby, Wisconsin. The conference will be a collaborative effort between FFD, Valley Stewardship Network, and Crawford Stewardship Project and is titled “Food Sovereignty: Food, Agriculture and Democracy.” The keynote speaker John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics,University of Missouri at Columbia, is being sponsored by Driftless Speakers. John Ikerd was raised on a small dairy farm in southwest Missouri. He received his PhD in Agriculture Economics from the University of Missouri where he worked under a cooperative agreement with the USDA to provide state and national leadership for research and education programs related to sustainable agriculture before retiring in early 2000. John has received numerous awards for his work and has authored such books as Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense, Small Farms are Real Farms: Sustaining People Through Agriculture, and Crisis and Opportunity: Sustainability in American Agriculture . In addition, several qualified individuals from across the Midwest will serve as speakers, panelists and workshop leaders including: Bobby King, Policy Program Organizer, Land Stewardship Project http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/ ; Chris Peterson, President, Iowa Farmers Union http://www.iowafarmersunion.org/ ; Julie Jansen, Clean Water Action http://www.cleanwateraction.org/mn ; Tom Stolp, Western Wisconsin Organizer, League of Conservation Voters http://www.conservationvoters.org/Public/ ; Melissa Malott, Water Program Director, Clean Wisconsin http://www.cleanwisconsin.org/ ; Chris Bedford, “Sioux City Sue: An Organic Opportunity” documentary filmmaker and former Economic Development Director of Woodbury County, Iowa http://www.chrisbedfordfilms.com/ ; John Stauber, author of "Toxic Sludge is Good for You" ; Ruth Simpson, Chair of the Dane County Food Council http://www.countyofdane.com/foodcouncil/ ; Jim Goodman, Board Member of Family Farm Defenders and Midwest Environmental Advocates http://www.midwestadvocates.org/ ; and Local authors Robert Wolf and David Rhodes. These individuals will be addressing topics from developing local food economies, to challenges surrounding the industrial agriculture model, to effectively communicating with our legislators and decision makers, and much more. Area legislators, policy makers, farmers, business owners, and the general public, are urged to attend and learn from these very informed educators. There will be an opportunity to participate in local farm tours and discuss the tough issues facing our farm communities. Registration is required. You can contact Family Farm Defenders (608) 637-7136, www.familyfarmdefenders.org , or Valley Stewardship Network (608) 637-3615, www.kickapoovsn.org , for more information and registration details.