Carver’s Legacies: Food, Farming and the Future of Agriculture Public Symposium January 29, 2011
Join us for a public symposium and luncheon to highlight Carver’s legacies as well as current efforts in urban farming. “Carver’s Legacies: Food, Farming and the Future of Agriculture” will feature two keynote speakers: Walter A. Hill, dean of the College of Agricultural, Environmental and Natural Sciences and director of the George Washington Carver Agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee University; and Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power Inc., chosen as one of the 2010 TIME 100 people who most affect our world. A panel of local food and urban farming activitists will round out the morning program.
Our panelists include Dan Carmody, president of Eastern Market Corporation; Michael
Score, president of Hantz Farms; Taja Sevelle executive director and
founder, Urban Farming; and Gary Wozniak, chief development officer,
SHAR Foundation and RecoveryPark. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Rick Foster, W.K. Kellogg chair in Sustainable Food Systems and director of
MSU Extension’s Greening Michigan Institute at Michigan State University.
Pricing includes morning coffee, buffet luncheon, admission to the symposium and admission to Henry Ford Museum for the day.
what to bring, what to wear
Attire is business casual or casual.
The exhibits of Henry Ford Museum are spread across several acres; all indoors. Comfortable clothing and comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Wheelchairs and electric scooters are available to rent for a fee at the IMAX and Clock tower entrances. Electric scooter supplies are limited, please arrive early if you plan to rent one. You are welcome to bring your own wheelchairs, electric scooters and children's strollers-- however, upright electric scooters (Segways) are not allowed on premises.
related events
George Washington Carver Exhibit
In Henry Ford Museum Gallery
Limited Engagement Exhibit
November 6, 2010 through February 17, 2011
(Learn More)
directions/maps
The Henry Ford is located in Dearborn, Michigan on the corner of Village Road and Oakwood Boulevard, just west of the Southfield Freeway (M-39) and south of Michigan Avenue (US-12).
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
From the East or West via I-94:
Take I-94 to the Oakwood Boulevard exit; go north on Oakwood. The Henry Ford is 2.5 miles from the exit on the corner of Village Road and Oakwood Boulevard.
From the South via I-75:
Exit to northbound Southfield Freeway (M-39); drive 4.1 miles to Oakwood Boulevard (Exit 4). Left on Oakwood and drive 1.8 miles.
From the North via Southfield Road (or I-96):
Take Southfield Freeway (M-39) south 4.5 miles past I-96 and exit at Michigan avenue (Exit 6). Continue on the Southfield service drive (veer left) for .5 mile. At the first stoplight, turn right onto Village Road (through the iron gates) and drive .75 mile.
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