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	2011 Westfield River Symposium The Foodshed in Our Watershed Saturday, April 2, 2011 Westfield State University - Scanlon Banquet Hall
	8:00-8:30		Registration	Exhibits available for viewing from 8:00 to 12:30
	8:30-9:35		Welcome	Bill Rose, WRWA President Dr. Elizabeth Preston, Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs, Westfield State University
			Keynote Address	Margaret Christie (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) Building the Local Food System in Western Mass
	9:35-10:05		Viewing of Exhibits	Confirmed Exhibitors: Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail Friends of Robinson State Park Left Field Farm MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation Northeast Organic Farmers Association (NOFA) Pernell Gerver's Organic Lawn & Garden Products Western Massachusetts Fly Fishing Association Westfield River Watershed Association Westfield River Watershed Invasive Species Partnership Westfield River Wild & Scenic Advisory Committee Westfield State University Environmental Center Winding River Land Conservancy
	10:05-10:45		Concurrent Sessions I	Non-Profit Assistance to Preserve Land in our Watershed: Mark Noonan (Winding River Land Conservancy) Going Green in the Lawn & Garden: Pernell Gerver (Horticulturalist) The Historical Geography of Food and Farming in the Westfield River Watershed: Brian W. Conz (Westfield State University)
	10:55-11:35		Concurrent Sessions II	Contributions to our Foodshed: Community Gardens in the Westfield River Watershed: Shemariah Blum-Evitts (Lutheran Social Services) Effects of Agricultural Activities on the Watershed: Aaron O. Reyes (Westfield State University) Small Farming for a Living: Caroline Pam and Tim Wilcox (The Kitchen Garden)
	11:45-12:25		Concurrent Sessions III	Preserving Working Landscapes: Ronald Hall (MA Dept of Agricultural Resources) and Barbara Hopson (MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources) The Importance and Benefits of Eating Local Organic Foods: Sharon Gensler (Northeast Ogranic Farming Association) Permaculture Concepts and Farming: Alicia Hackerson (Gray Dog's Farm)
	12:30		Raffle Drawing
	1:30- ?		Field Trip	Permaculture Farming: Alicia Hackerson (Gray Dog's Farm, Huntington)
	The 2011 Westfield River Symposium is sponsored by: Westfield River Watershed Association Westfield State University
	Past Symposia: | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |