Healthy and Sustainable Foods Topic of Next Lecture in Global Warming Series

March 3, 2006

CONTACT:

John Vasconcellos, The Coalition for Buzzards Bay

508-999-6363, ext. 202; vasconcellos@savebuzzzardsbay.org

Callum Grieve, Marion Institute

NEW BEDFORD, MA—A panel of experts in the sustainable food and agriculture industries will explore the decisions we can make about food—and how those options can help us create a more healthy and sustainable lifestyle—at the next presentation in the Global Warming: What Can We Do? lecture series, co-sponsored by The Coalition for Buzzards Bay and the Marion Institute.  The panel discussion will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The public is invited to attend.

Participants in the panel discussion include:

John Turenne, president and founder of Sustainable Food Systems, a Connecticut-based consulting business that helps organizations and institutions make social and ecological differences in their business and communities through the way they interact with food.

Sarah Kelley, executive director of the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership, a non-profit organization that helps agricultural enterprises in southeastern Massachusetts achieve economic success through working to create demand for locally-produced agricultural products and providing business education and assistance to local agricultural enterprises.

Annie Rockwell, owner of Parlow Mill Farm in Marion, an organic grower of vegetables, fruit, and cut flowers. Rockwell is part of Community Supported Agriculture, an arrangement in which consumers buy shares of a farm’s harvest before the season begins and then, throughout the season, pick up their share of what the farm produces, This strengthens the consumer’s connection to the farm and provides economic security for the farmer.

Jennifer McDonnell from Whole Foods Market, the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods with 181 stores in North America and the United Kingdom.

Remaining lectures in the Global Warming: What Can We Do? series include:

Home

Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

The Coalition for Buzzards Bay, 620 Belleville Avenue, New Bedford

An update on current challenges and solutions to a more energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly home.

"Lessons from Copernicus"

Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 7:00 – 9:00pm

Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth

A performance piece by award-winning actress Lisa Harrow and her husband, internationally renowned whale biologist Roger Payne.

Admission is free to members of The Coalition for Buzzards Bay and/or the Marion Institute.  Charge per lecture for non-

members is $5.  Senior or student non-member charge per lecture is $3.

For more information, contact The Coalition for Buzzards Bay at 508-999-6363 or the Marion Institute at 508-748-0816 or

visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org or www.marioninstitute.org.

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The Coalition for Buzzards Bay is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of Buzzards Bay and its watershed. The organization works to improve the health of the Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research and advocacy and is supported by more than 4,700 members.

Founded in 1992, the Marion Institute seeks to engage the widest possible number of people in seeing, connecting and participating in new ways that best support their own lives, and those of the wider community at large. We believe in the interdependence of all life and the critical balance necessary for a sustainable future.