IWFM joins Spirit and Place Event in Growing Community, Economy and Mutual Delight



2009 
Spirit 
& 
Place 
Festival
 Presents:
Local 
Food 
Trends:
 Growing 
Community,

 Economy
 and
 Mutual 
Delight


Sunday, 
Nov.
 15,
 5:30 
to 
7:30
 p.m.

2442
 N. 
Central 
Ave.
Indianapolis, 46205

(former 
location
 of 
Indy
 Winter
 Farmers 
Market, now Cityoga School of Yoga & Health)



Bring
 your
 favorite 
dish 
to 
share 
for
 a 
potluck 
dinner 
and 
learn 
about 
how 
food 
influences 
places, 
builds
 community 
and 
booste economic 
development.


Neal
Brown, 
former
 chef
 owner 
of 
L’Explorateur, 
will
 prepare 
a 
main 
course.





5:30
–
6:15
p.m.

 Welcome,
 Overview,
 Presentation 
and 
Panel


Presentation:

 David
 Wu, 
policy 
director, 
City 
of 
Indianapolis 
– 
“The 
Power 
of 
Place 
and
 Food”



Panel
 discussion:


Neal
Brown,
 Laura
 Henderson (founder/market 
manager, 
Indy
 Winter 
Farmers 
Market),

Matthew 
Jose (founder/owner, 
Big
 City
 Farms
 CSA),
 Chris 
Eley (
owner,
 Goose 
the 
Market) and
 Janine
 Betsey (
executive
 director,
 King
 Park
 Area 
Development
 Corporation).



Facilitated 
by
 Gail
 Payne (
owner, 
The 
Goods:
 Thoughtful 
Marketing, Authentic 
Living) 
and

Marc
 McAleavey (
Indianapolis 
Neighborhood 
Resource 
Center).



6:15
p.m.
 Break 
for 
dinner



6:30
–
7:30
p.m. 
Round‐table
 discussions:

Participate
 in 
small 
group 
conversations 
about 
various 
local 
food 
initiatives 
such
 as 
“Dig
In” 
(the 
new
 Taste
 of 
Indiana 
event), 
 a 
food 
vision 
for 
east 
10th 
Street, 
urban 
farming, 
Indy 
farmers’ 
markets, 
community
 kitchens,
 and 

“Food
 for 
Thought,” 
theme 
for 
2010 
Spirit 
& 
Place 
and 
Indiana 
Humanities 
Council 
initiative.



The
 event 
is
 free. 

Donations 
accepted
 to 
benefit 
Indy
 Winter 
Farmers 
Market.

Space
 is 
limited. 

Please 
RSVP
 by 
November 
12 
to 
Gail 
Payne:
 317.985.5523,
 Gail@TheGoodsLife.com
For 
more 
information:
 www.TheGoodsLife.blogspot.com