An amazing line up of speakers and panels have been secured for the November 15 Our Food, Our Future: Buying Local Helps All Conference! From restauranteurs and institutional foodservice buyers to food and nutrition access advocates, this conference will feature the amazing work being accomplished in our region and lay out the additional steps needed to help our food system thrive.
Check the Conference Page for the full line-up and links to register!
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Mark your calendar for Friday, November 15, 2024, 9 am to 4 pm! We have three convenient locations (or online version):
Sponsorships are available! Check our Conference Page for info. More info to come! The Maryland Food System Resiliency Council is announcing the publication of their 2024 Annual Report to the Maryland General Assembly.
The Council will be hosting a virtual listening session to present the report's recommendations and receive community feedback in a Q&A session to follow the presentation. Monday, August 26, 2024, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm (virtual - Google Meet) The listening session will be open to all interested members of the public, food system community-based organizations, Maryland state and local governmental agencies, and members of the Maryland General Assembly. Video link: https://meet.google.com/srk-kzht-mbd Or call: 929-266-2668 PIN: 727 079 785# (More phone numbers available: https://tel.meet/srk-kzhtmbd?pin=1409679740663) Register: Let them know to expect you and what topics you'd like to hear about: https://forms.gle/idsNzgZsrferVBqv9 Our fiscal sponsor, the Appalachian Farm and Food Alliance, is meeting today at 4:30 pm.
Quarterly AFFA board meetings are held March, June, September, and December on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 4:30 pm (3rd Thursday as backup). Annual Meeting is in March. Online option available, open to the public. June Meeting will be held at the University of Maryland Extension Garrett Office meeting room and online: Topic: AFFA Meeting Time: Jun 13, 2024 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umd.zoom.us/j/5179298672?omn=95483826477 Meeting ID: 517 929 8672 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,5179298672# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,5179298672# US Join us for our monthly conference planning meetings! Held the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 8:00 am.
Join Zoom Meeting https://umd.zoom.us/j/5179298672?pwd=ML9x17bKdFu48J9994maCdht2ZPTsr.1&omn=93140952952#success ID: 5179298672 passcode: 712156 or Join by phone (US) +1 309-205-3325 passcode: 712156 Join us!
Food Access Meeting May 16, 2024 AGENDA (PDF): https://garretthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Food-Access.docx.pdf Agenda
Meeting link Join with Google Meet meet.google.com/ujr-ocmd-mwq Join by phone (US) +1 269-820-1172 PIN: 821 524 325# garretthealth.org/public-meeting-announced-food-access-meeting-5-16/ Join us for the conference planning meetings, held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 8 am. The May 8 meeting zoom info is:
Topic: WMFC Conference Planning Meeting Time: May 8, 2024 08:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umd.zoom.us/j/5179298672?omn=91711226963 Meeting ID: 517 929 8672 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,5179298672# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,5179298672# US --- Dial by your location • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 517 929 8672 Join us for our next Western Maryland Food Council meeting!
Meeting Agenda
Topic: Western Maryland Food Council Time: May 9, 2024 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umd.zoom.us/j/5179298672?omn=97265642287 Meeting ID: 517 929 8672 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,5179298672# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,5179298672# US --- Dial by your location • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 517 929 8672 Find your local number: https://umd.zoom.us/u/acb6vsiGN Maryland Rural Health Association
Rural Training & Networking Summit I - Registration Now Open! Monday, April 29, 2024 10:00 am - 3:00 pm More info & Registration Registration is now open for MRHA's FIRST Rural Training & Networking Summit I held on Monday, April 29, 2024, at UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland! Bringing education, information, and a chance to collaborate in rural Maryland. The purpose of the meeting is to have people from state and local agencies, community-based organizations, and students come together to network, share resources and tools, brainstorm how to solve rural Healthcare challenges, and learn about best practices on sharing health, safety, health insurance, and social services information to all Maryland residents. Click on the button below to register today! Sponsor options available! Special Guest Speakers: Senator 1A Mike McKay & UPMC President Michele Martz. Best Practices Presentations from: Mountain Laurel Medical Center, AHEC West and More. Location: UPMC Western Maryland, Main Hospital Auditorium, 12500 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502 *Agenda: 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM: Registration | Coffee 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Welcome 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM: Plenary I 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Break | Visit Tables 11:30 AM - 12:15 AM (15 Minutes Each): Partner Presentations: Alzheimer's Association MD, MD Poison Center, & New York Mid-Atlantic Caribbean Regional Genetics Network (NYMAC). 12:15 AM - 1:00 PM: Lunch & Networking 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Best Practice Presentation 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Plenary II 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Closing (*Schedule is subject to change.) Please consider attending our upcoming meeting of the Western Maryland Food Council. This is our annual meeting so we will be electing council members with terms expiring and electing officers. Below is an agenda and the meeting zoom connection. Hope you can join us. Meeting Agenda - Feb 15th - 4:30pm
Zoom details: Topic: WMFC Meeting Time: Feb 15, 2024 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://umd.zoom.us/j/5179298672?omn=99896599793 Meeting ID: 517 929 8672 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,5179298672# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,5179298672# US |