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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday, April 19: “The State of Long Island's Suburban Agriculture - Where Do We Grow From
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The future of sustainable food production on Long Island will be addressed in the conference “The State of Long Island's Suburban Agriculture - Where Do We Grow From Here?” The event is sponsored by Hofstra’s National
Center for Suburban Studies, the Long Island Food Coalition and the North Shore Land Alliance. Food activist, writer and trainer Mark Winne is the keynote speaker.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This event is free and open to the public, but<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?com=rsvp&eID=26601" target="_blank">advance registration</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is
required. Seating is limited. For more information, send an<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:annetta.centrellavitale@hofstra.edu" target="_blank">email</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to event organizer Annetta Centrella-Vitale,
Hofstra Adjunct Instructor of Sustainability Studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This conference brings together local experts in the fields of sustainable food production and distribution representing current practices in both agriculture and aquaculture. There will be opportunities to discuss
obstacles in the local food system that are impeding sustainable progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Panel Discussions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Panel 1: Existing Framework Related to our Local Food System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Panel 2: Topic: Present Local Food Systems - Are they Sustainable?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Panel 3: Topic: Importance of Local Agriculture to Health and Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Panel 4: Suburban Agriculture Forming Communities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://news.hofstra.edu/2018/04/11/examining-lis-agriculture/">https://news.hofstra.edu/2018/04/11/examining-lis-agriculture/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Scott Carlin, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Director, LIU Post Center for Sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Department of Earth & Environmental Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Brookville, NY 11548<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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