On December 12, Mark Winne, author of Food Town, USA: Seven Unlikely Cities That are Changing the Way We Eat, will appear at Tabard Inn for a book talk and signing as part of an ongoing speakers series with the DC based Fearless Fund. Winne will discuss how food advocates are utilizing good food –healthy, local, sustainable food– to drive prosperity in communities from Portland, Maine, to Sitka, Alaska. 

On December 13, Mark Winne, author of Food Town, USA: Seven Unlikely Cities That are Changing the Way We Eat, will lead a seminar as part of the University of the District of Columbia’s CAUSES Research Seminar Series. He will discuss his book and explore how food advocates are utilizing good food –healthy, local, sustainable food– to drive prosperity in communities from Portland, Maine, to Sitka, Alaska. 

Healthy, sustainable fare is changing communities across this country, revitalizing towns that have been ravaged by disappearing industries and decades of inequity.

What sparked this revolution? How are communities making their ideas a reality? 

In this webinar with ioby, food leaders discuss their projects, from idea to reality and the ways they are transforming their communities. Moderator Mark Winne will provide a brief presentation on the transformations that he saw across his travels while writing his book, Food Town, USA: Seven Unlikely Cities that are Changing the Way We Eat. A representative from ioby will share how their organization is helping drive community-led positive change through crowdfunding.

Join The American Public Gardens Association as they host a book talk with Mark Winne, author of Food Town, USA. The book looks at local food movements in 7 cities across the US, and how these movements are transforming towns impacted by disappearing industries and decades of inequity. This book reminds us about the power of community and how important food can be in bringing people together. We encourage you to read the book before the talk, but it is not required. 

Members: $15
Non-Members: $30

The Power of Food: Cultivating equitable policy through collective action is going virtual! Same dates, (mostly) same program, and now in many places. The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) is organizing the first-ever national forum for food policy councils and similar groups from September 20-22, 2021. Mark Winne, author of Food Town, USA, is one of their speakers. 

The intent of the forum is to: 

• Create a space that welcomes a diverse group of participants to learn, share and collaborate
• Provide opportunities for skill-building, sharing resources and networking with other councils
• Identify opportunities for changing food policy at local, state, regional, tribal and federal levels
• Raise awareness about the value of food policy councils

Join us for a lunch and learn with author Mark Winne to dicuss his book Food Town, USA. The book looks at local food movements in 7 cities across the US, and how these movements are transforming towns impacted by disappearing industries and decades of inequity. This book reminds us about the power of community and how important food can be in bringing people together. We encourage you to read the book before the talk, but it is not required. Island Press is generously offering a 25% discount on books purchased through its website. Use code APGA to take advantage of this discount.