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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#00B0F0">Please see below about a panel event at Columbia University. There is a livestream option!</span></b><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-CA">2017 Forum on Sustainable Agriculture: Building Regenerative Local Food Systems<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/pDcpL" target="bwOutWin"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Schapiro Hall (CEPSR) 530 West 120th Street, Davis Auditorium (Room 412, 4th Floor)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Thursday, April 27, 2017, 2:00pm – 5:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">The Columbia University Earth Institute, School of International and Public Affairs, Center for Agriculture and Food Security, and the Columbia Water Cente<span style="color:#1F497D">r
</span>presen<span style="color:#1F497D">ts</span> the third annual Forum on Sustainable Agriculture. This series addresses how the agriculture sector is confronting the challenge of feeding a growing and increasingly affluent population while improving environmental
 and social performance and contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">This forum will focus on small scale farming operations and other market participants contributing to the sustainability of local food systems, serving local, regional and in some cases national markets. We will explore
 how these players are improving land stewardship, producing nutritious crops and value-added products, revitalizing rural economies and facilitating distribution to urban and suburban markets. We will address the challenges to scaling up sustainable agriculture
 beyond what is now a relatively small percentage of the agricultural market. Finally, we will profile the role of Columbia University in advancing the critically important transition toward a more healthful and sustainable food system and seek input on how
 to best apply our capabilities to this end.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="infotitle"><span lang="EN-CA">Please use this link to register:  </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal&guid=CAL-00bbdcc6-5ab39a43-015a-b52dec3d-0000761fevents@columbia.edu&recurrenceId=">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal&guid=CAL-00bbdcc6-5ab39a43-015a-b52dec3d-0000761fevents@columbia.edu&recurrenceId=</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">The event also will be live-streamed here:
<a href="https://livestream.com/EarthInstitute/sustainableagriculture2017">https://livestream.com/EarthInstitute/sustainableagriculture2017</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Moderator: Jeffrey Potent, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Earth Institute and the School of International and Public Affairs; <br>
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Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Michael Kinstlick, CEO and owner of Coopersea Distillery in upstate New York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Paul Helgeson, former sustainability manager, GNP Company, a regional poultry processor and distributer located in St. Cloud, Minnesota<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Dr. Ruth DeFries, Denning Professor of Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="infotitle"><span lang="EN-CA">Event Contact<span style="color:#1F497D">:
</span>Brian Hong</span></span><span lang="EN-CA"> <a href="mailto:bwh2129@columbia.edu">bwh2129@columbia.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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