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NEMWI on Sustainable Farm-Urban Economies
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The Institute's Mark Gorman, Policy Analyst, will present on sustainable farm-urban economies and their links to watershed conservation during a webinar hosted by The Horinko Group's Water Division, entitled, "Family Farms, Rural Landscapes, and the Farm Bill." The webinar will take place on January 18, 2012 from 1:30 - 3:00pm (Eastern). Mr. Gorman's presentation, "Local Cheese and Chinese Pork," will highlight a Pennsylvania case study that successfully reestablished an urban market as the hub of a community-based food system, while catalyzing urban revitalization, value-added local food production, and farmland conservation.
The webinar, hosted by The Horinko Group's Water Division, will explore issues and opportunities tied to moving the nation forward on a path of sustainable agricultural practices, while strengthening small family farms, diversifying rural economies, and fostering livable rural communities. In addition to Mr. Gorman, presenters will include Dick Warner, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resource Ecology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Robert Stewart, Executive Director of the Rural Community Assistance Action Project (RCAP); and Mark "Coach" Smallwood, Executive Director, Rodale Institute.
To register for the free webinar, visit this web page. For more information, contact Mark Gorman, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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$36.74 Million Newly Available through USDA Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
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USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) issued a Request for Proposals and announced the availability of Fiscal Year 2012 financial assistance in the amount of (up to) $36.74 million. The funding through the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) is available to new farm conservation proposals within 54 designated focus areas in 13 Mississippi River Basin states, including six Northeast-Midwest Coalition states. The project funds will flow through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative ($11.74 million) and Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program ($25 million). All proposals are due on or before March 19, 2012. See more details, including a map of the focus areas and applicable states, here.
For more information, contact Mark Gorman, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Last Day to Register for NPCR's 4th Annual Brownfields Forum
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On January 17, New Partners for Community Reinvestment (NPCR) will host a one-day brownfields forum in New York City. The agenda includes a Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) expo and a variety of presentations from public and private sector representatives. The forum will take place from 1-5pm, followed by a reception. The registration deadline is today, January 9. For more details and to register, visit NPCR's website.
For more information, contact Colleen Cain, Senior Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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