Great Lakes Networking Day

Join the Great Lakes Networking Day on May 16th in Detroit, Michigan!

There will be a full of day of FUN preceding the National Farm to Cafeteria Conference “Taking Root” (Detroit MI May 17th-19th) and an opportunity to make farm to school friends throughout the region!

See Great Lakes Day: http://farmtocafeteriaconference.org/5/schedule/gl-networking/

Eat Local Food Price Card Holders

When purchasing Eat Local Food Price Cards through our on-line store, you will see that Price Card holders are no longer an option in the Price Card category. Instead, they are a separately purchased product in their own category. This was done to allow you to purchase the holders individually and at different quantities from your Price Card orders. The price remains the same: $2.00 per dozen for the metal pin holders; $4.00 per dozen for the plastic holders.

We hope you continue to enjoy our reusable Eat Local Food Price Cards!

Regards,

Bob

Taking Root: 5th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference

Register now for the 5th annual farm to cafeteria conference to be held in Detroit, Michigan on May 17 - 19, 2010. We hope to see you there - Eat Local Food is an exhibitor at the conference.
Can't make it to the conference but want to participate in the extra events? Here are the details:

Local Foods Reception
Monday, May 17
6:30 - 9:00 pm

As you stroll through The Henry Ford, you’ll be inspired by America’s innovative spirit and have the opportunity to taste the best that Michigan has to offer. Learn how the staff incorporates local food throughout the institution while meeting the people who have helped the Farm to Cafeteria movement Take Root.

The reception is open to the public and tickets are available online. The reception is free for all registered conference participants. http://farmtocafeteriaconference.org/registration/login

Movie Night
Location: Ren Cen 4 Theatre
GM RenCen, Tower 200 Level 2, Detroit, MI 48243

Times: Tuesday, May 18.
Screenings at 6:30 and 8:30, followed by Q&A with the filmmakers

Price: Sliding scale donation requested.
Free for Taking Root conference participants.

Snacks: Free snacks and beverages will be provided by Applegate Farms.

Sponsor: Applegate Farms:

Taking Root is proud to present two stellar films about Farm to Cafeteria issues during our double feature movie night:

Lunch Line reframes the school lunch debate through an examination of the program's surprising past, present, and possible future.
http://www.ujifilms.com/works/lunchline.html

Grown in Detroit: Just imagine... teen moms becoming urban farmers. Utopia? Not in Detroit. Nature is taking over the city and the new generation is taught to harvest its profit.
http://grownindetroit.filmmij.nl

Field Trips Filling Up Fast!
You don't want to miss out on these trips! Register to reserve your seat for one of the field trips or short courses.
http://farmtocafeteriaconference.org/5/schedule/pre-conf

Earth Day 40 is April 22!

Earth Day 40 is April 22 - Celebrate in style with an Eat Local Food USA Made tote bag!

Market Tote Bags are made in the USA from sturdy, natural 10 oz. cotton designed to hold heavy loads. Our tote bags are great for holiday gifts, customer appreciation giveaways, and fund raising raffles. Toss a couple in your car for your next shopping trip and demonstrate your commitment to the community and to the environment while showing a keen sense of art and fashion.

Free shipping and package of postcards included!

If you are having trouble with accessing the Eat Local Food Webstore, Please Read

Hi,

Recently we received an email from a customer who was having trouble accessing the webstore. She was using an IE8 browser with satellite access and was unable to get beyond a blank screen. As an alternative, she downloaded Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) and was able to access the webstore.

I am very interested in finding out if this is an isolated problem. Prior to releasing any updates to the webstore, I test on Firefox, Chrome, IE8, Safari and Opera. Following release, I test with IE6. My testing has shown that Chrome consistently out performs the other browsers.

If anyone is having issues accessing the webstore, please contact us at info@eatlocalfood.com or call me at 734 775-8577. Please be prepared to provide me the following information:

1. Operating System (Windows 7, Vista, XP, Ubuntu, etc.) and version

2. Browser and version

3. Whether or not you have tried to clear local cache (typically an F5 will handle this).

Regards,

Bob Rozelle