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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear FINE Friend,
<br>
<br>
<b>You’re invited to the Rhode Island Farm & Sea to Campus Convening on February 24th from 8 am to 1:30 pm at the University of Rhode Island!</b><br>
<br>
This half-day gathering, organized by Farm to Institution New England, will bring together farm to institution advocates and diverse representatives from Rhode Island colleges and universities for focused learning and networking to advance local foods efforts
in the state.<br>
<br>
The convening will highlight the importance of goal setting and strategies for tracking progress in local foods procurement and promotion. We will address how to build diverse partnerships to advance your local foods initiatives including cross-campus collaboration.
Participants will learn best practices from experienced campus practitioners including many successful initiatives on Rhode Island campuses.
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<br>
<b>Who Should Attend</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Staff from Rhode Island colleges and universities including dining services, sustainability officers, faculty, administrators, and students<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Community partners such as local food and agriculture organizations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Supply chain partners such as farmers, produce distributors, fishermen, and seafood processors<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We encourage you to attend with other individuals from your campus so that you can work together to set goals and plan next steps during the convening. Morning coffee and
lunch will be provided.<br>
<br>
<b>This event is free but pre-registration is required. Space is limited, so register online today:
</b><a href="http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30054690/www.eventbrite.com?p=eyJzIjoiUTBsdzJ3cmhIOXo2TnhoN2xzVXRLaUtWSVpRIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDA1NDY5MCxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5ldmVudGJyaXRlLmNvbVxcXC9lXFxcL3Job2RlLWlzbGFuZC1mYXJtLXNlYS10by1jYW1wdXMtY29udmVuaW5nLXRpY2tldHMtMTk5MDk1MTQ4OTVcIixcImlkXCI6XCJlZDVkYjg2MTBjZmU0ZjNmOTRlNzRjYjU4MjU3ZmUyMFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjRjZTNlN2JjNTQwY2NkZTNlZDlhYzk2MWQwMWQ5MWJmOGVmZmVhZWRcIl19In0" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.eventbrite.com/e/rhode-island-farm-sea...</span></a><br>
<br>
<b>Convening Sponsors</b><br>
Farm to Institution New England<br>
University of Rhode Island <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Rhode Island Foundation<br>
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<br>
Farm Fresh Rhode Island<br>
Social Enterprise Greenhouse<br>
<br>
For more information about FINE’s Farm & Sea to Campus Project, visit <a href="http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30054690/www.farmtoinstitution.org?p=eyJzIjoiUlNTRkY2bTA0c0NWQ0JhcEJjUzY5WjViRkxFIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDA1NDY5MCxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmZhcm10b2luc3RpdHV0aW9uLm9yZ1xcXC9mYXJtLWNvbGxlZ2VcIixcImlkXCI6XCJlZDVkYjg2MTBjZmU0ZjNmOTRlNzRjYjU4MjU3ZmUyMFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjg0YWFmMDBmZjliNDM0NDUxYmNhNjgyZDY5MTIwODJmMmY3YThlZTJcIl19In0" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">www.farmtoinstitution.org/farm-college</span></a><br>
<br>
Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<b>Simca Horwitz</b>, Farm & Sea to Campus Project Coordinator, Southern New England<br>
<b>Riley Neugebauer</b>, Farm & Sea to Campus Project Coordinator, Northern New England<br>
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