Spannocchia Symposium II - Schedule
October 25-31, 2010
Monday
(10/25)		 Tuesday
(10/26)		 Wednesday
(10/27)		 Thursday
(10/28)		 Friday
(10/29)		 Saturday
(10/30)		 Sunday
(10/31)
Morning Activity
N/A

8:30 - 10:30
Discussion:
Engaging Communities through Outreach & Education

10:30 - 11:00
Break

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion:
Strategies & Innovations around Marketing & Branding

 8:30 - 10:30
Discussion:
Trends in Grassroots & Youth Movement to increase Access to Local Food

10:30 - 11:00
Break

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion:
Farmer’s Markets		 7:30
Depart Shelburne Farms

9:30 - 11:30
Visit at Jasper Hill Farm and Cellars		 8:00
depart Whole Foods

9:00
Visit Farmers’ Gate Market, Wales

10:30
Visit Lots to Gardens and St. Mary’s Nutrition Center of Maine, Lewiston

12:30
depart Lewiston for Nezinscot Farm		 8:30
depart Whole Foods

9:00
Visit Farmer’s Market, Deering Oaks Park, Portland

11:00
Tour Cultivating Community Boyd St. Gardens, Portland

12:00
depart for Turkey Hill Farm, Cape Elizabeth		 Free time with home stay hosts

10:00
depart Portland
Lunch
N/A 12:00 - 1:00
at Shelburne Farms		 12:00 - 1:00
at Shelburne Farms		 12:00
at Claire’s, Hardwick, VT		 1:00
Nezinscot Farm, Turner		 12:30
lunch prepared by CC youth participants		 12:00
TBA
Afternoon Activity
3:05
Italians arrive at Boston airport

4:00 - 7:30
Drive to Shelburne Farms

5:00 - 7:00
New England participant arrivals at Shelburne Farms		 1:00 - 3:30
Shelburne Farms tour

4:00 - 5:30
Intervale tour and/or visit to City Market, Burlington

6:00 - 7:00
free time

1:30 - 3:00
Discussion:
Connecting Restaurants to Communities: Culinary/Agritourism

3:00 - 3:30
Break

3:30 - 5:00
Discussion:
Access to Farmland

5:30 - 7:00
Public Event:
Apples to Apples
Isabella Dalla Ragione & Nick Cowles

 1:30
Visit Pete’s Greens

3:30
Depart for Maine

7:30
Arrive Portland, ME
Meet and pick up for home stay hosts at Whole Foods		 2:00
Visit Nezinscot Farm

4:30
Visit New Leaf Farm, Durham		 Afternoon activities with Cultivating Community, Cape Elizabeth
Activities TBA

4:00
Departure to home stays

5:45
Departure for Harvest Dinner		 12:30
Visit Appleton Farms

3:30
arrive Logan Airport

6:20
Flight to Italy departs
Dinner
8:00
Light dinner at Shelburne Farms		 7:00
Inn at Shelburne Farms		 7:30
Inn at Shelburne Farms		 With home stay hosts 6:00
Potluck dinner & dance at Hydes, Pownal		 6:30
Harvest Dinner
Fiddlehead Art and Science Center, Gray		 N/A
  8:30 - 10:00
Discussion: Role of Women in Farming		          

Feedback from Participants

 “Ho trovato una visione olistica della alimentazione come punto focale di sviluppo e in particolare l’accesso  al cibo locale  come motore per il recupero delle diseguaglianze sociali . Dalla produzione al cibo per tutti, dai produttori e la forza della loro dinamica associativa alla rete di esperienze e professionalità, dalla terra alla comunità , (I found a holistic view of food as the focal point of economic development and, in particular, access to local food as a driving force for the recovery of social inequalities. This includes the production of food for everyone, to producers and the strength of their association with a dynamic network of expertise and professionalism, from the land to the community.)”

“The opportunity to reconnect with people that we had met the year before, in addition to meeting additional folks who are engaged with such exciting and inspiring work, was the highpoint for me.”