Chellie Pingree at the 2018 Kirschenmann Lecture
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Stone Barns Center is honored to welcome U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree from Maine to deliver the 2018 Kirschenmann Lecture.
Monday, May 14 at 7:00 pm
The Hayloft at Stone Barns Center
Adult: $20
Member Adult: $18*
Come early to enjoy evening farm tours, tastes and hands-on activities. Sandwiches and salads from Blue Hill Café and Grain Bar and wine by the glass will be available for purchase. Pre-program begins at 5:00 pm
In the 1970s, with a degree in human ecology from the College of the Atlantic, Chellie Pingree started an organic farm on the island of North Haven, Maine. Chellie still owns Turner Farm – a diversified organic farm in her hometown on the island. In Congress, Chellie has been an advocate for reforming federal policy to better support American agriculture, including sustainable, organic and locally focused farming. Many provisions from comprehensive legislation she introduced to make these reforms were passed in the 2014 Farm Bill. With her current seat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Chellie is focused on making more reforms in the upcoming reauthorization of the Farm Bill. She has introduced legislation to increase investment in organic research, support the growth of local and regional agriculture markets, and reduce the nation’s food waste.
The Kirschenmann Lecture was launched in 2015 in honor of organic farming pioneer and agroecological leader Fred Kirschenmann, Stone Barns Center’s Board president.
The annual lecture is designed to explore many of the topics that Fred is most passionate about, including resource depletion, the principle of shared value, the land ethic and fostering resilient agriculture. To see content from previous lectures, click here.
*If you are a member, you should receive a code to take advantage of your 10% discount. If you need your member discount code, please call 914 366 6200 x140. To become a member and take advantage of this and other benefits, click here or call 914 366 6200 x140.
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Maggie Nolin at maggien@stonebarnscenter.org or 914 366 6200 x133.
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is a nonprofit organization on a mission to create a healthy and sustainable food system. We are working to create a culture of eating based on what farms need to grow to sustain healthy soil and a resilient ecosystem. In our quest to transform the way America eats and farms, we train farmers, educate food citizens, convene changemakers and develop agroecological farming practices. Learn more at stonebarnscenter.org.