Frances Moore Lappé is author of seventeen books including the groundbreaking "Diet For A Small Planet" and, most recently, "Getting A Grip: Clarity, Creativity, & Courage in a World Gone Mad". She is involved in founding the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) and the Small Planet Institute, educational and advocacy groups focused on food production and nutrition.

We all know that you are what you eat. But do you know how your food is produced and how this process affects:

• Land use?
• Oil consumption?
• Air and water quality?
• Nutrition and food safety?

Come hear the legendary Frances Moore Lappé discuss these issues and offer ideas on what can be done to address them.

Greg Maslowe, Farm Manager of the Newton Angino Community Farm, and Grey Lee, Executive Director of Land's Sake in Weston, will address the importance of community farms in our cities and towns and will touch on topics such as:

• The role and purpose of non-profit farms operating on community owned land
• Why cities and towns should support these farms
• The dimensions of community-based non-profit farms in teaching sustainable agriculture, preserving open space, and fostering community while reconnecting people with their food and helping build a local food economy