Intensive: Next Generation Organic Leaders · 2012. 12. 19. · Arran Stephens: Founder & President...
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Intensive: Next Generation Organic Leaders
Who Should Attend? Organic entrepreneurs, change makers and individuals who intend to keep a long-term career in the organic trade and wish to deepen their capacity for effective leadership. This intensive will focus on developing the next-generation (under 40) of organic leaders through a combination of personal skill building and collaborative inquiry.
Why Now? The founding generation of organic leaders shared core environmental and social values, and a passion to make the world a better place by transforming agriculture. The organic community is transitioning leadership, as many of the visionaries are retiring or exiting their industry, nonprofit and policy careers. It’s time to pass the baton to you!
Themes for exploration will include: evolving the vision for organic reviewing the role of risk, critical analysis and
courage
navigating investment and growth
recovering from failure and mistakes
Registration Options & Pricing:
Presenting: Anne Schwartz: Owner, Blue Heron Farm & on the
Executive Committee of WA Tilth Arran Stephens: Founder & President of Nature’s Path Bob Scowcroft: Founder & former Executive
Director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation*
Bu Nygrens: Co-Owner, Founder & Director of Purchasing at Veritable Vegetable
David Lively: VP of Sales & Marketing at Organically Grown Company
Lynn Coody: Founder & Principal Consultant of Organic Agsystems Consulting
Mark Lipson: Organic & Sustainable Agriculture Policy Advisor, USDA Office of the Secretary*
Michael Funk: Chair & Co-Founder of United Natural Foods Inc*
Roger Blobaum: Organic Farming Advocate Theresa Marquez: Mission Executive at Organic
Valley & CROPP Cooperative* Zea Sonnabend: Policy Specialist, CCOF& Organic
Farmer, Fruitilicious Farm*
Organicology is an interactive educational curriculum designed to advance organic trade knowledge. Seed producers, farmers, distributors and retailers, researchers and educators, chefs, food policy activists, and eaters of great food, all find topics of interest and sources of inspiration at Organicology!
Thursday February 7, 2013 9:30am — 5:00pm
Hilton Portland & Executive Tower 921 SW Sixth Avenue Portland, OR
3 Days Registration with Thursday Intensive: $450 Thursday Intensive Only: $250
Register online at www.organicology.org Find us on facebook and Twitter.