Greetings Rural Coalition Members, Allies, and Friends,
We are excited to announce this year’s Rural Coalition Winter Forum, which will be held Thursday and Friday, January 19th and 20th, 2023 at the Washington Plaza Hotel (10 Thomas Circle NW, Washington DC, xxxxxx)!
Please join us as we gather to share the critical work our communities are doing, hear community concerns, share reflections, celebrate victories, and remember those who are no longer with us. We will also shape our strategy and build a platform for the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill. Meetings will be held all day Thursday and Friday, so we encourage you to make arrangements to arrive in Washington D.C. ahead of time.
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Please make hotel reservations for your delegation as soon as possible to help assure we have enough rooms! The deadline to book your rooms under the Rural Coalition block is December 27. (Your room will not be charged until you arrive. If your plans change, please cancel rooms no later than 3:00 pm, 72 hours before your arrival date or you will be charged for the first night). Please reach out to an RC team member if you need additional assistance or have any questions.
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Sponsorships Welcome - Your sponsorship support for our Forum and our Anniversary dinner help us keep our costs lower, and to support full participation from our member communities. Please contact [email protected] for details.
Special Events on Weds, Jan 18 (all at the Washington Plaza Hotel) - Please let us know by completing the registration form if you are interested in joining us for some special events the day before the Winter Forum.
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Workshop for Prospective Crop Insurance Agents or Adjustors (1:00pm - 5:00pm ET) - Interested in becoming a Crop Insurance Agent or Adjustor? Come learn from the Risk Management Agency and our partners about the process and the benefits. Encourage community members in your area (including already licensed insurance agents) to learn how to earn income while assisting producers to manage their risk with new more flexible crop insurance products.
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Training Meeting for the Food and Farm Worker Relief Project Partners, (12:00pm - 6:00pm ET) Co-Sponsored with Alianza Campesinas - Alianza Nacional de Campesinas has won an important USDA award to reimburse pandemic costs to farm and food workers across the nation. (For Project Partners only, this training focuses on the detail of the process to make payments to workers)
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Growing our Future” Workshop (10:00am - 5:00pm ET) - Growing our Future, led by Forum for the Future, is a unique collaboration that is bringing together representatives from across the US agriculture system (including farmers, BIPOC farm communities, agribusinesses, food service, food retailers, manufacturers and investors) to accelerate the transition to a just and regenerative agriculture system. Workshop discussions will focus on financing the transition to regenerative agriculture, social outcomes and accountability, shifting policy, and opening up pathways to accessing regenerative markets. This in-person workshop also aims to deepen relationships across the community and continue to equip stakeholders to understand their role in supporting a just and regenerative agriculture system. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to participate in this workshop.
Need help with costs? We have asked our member groups to include travel and registration for the Winter Forum in their organization budgets, and we ask all who can cover costs to please do so. We understand not all members are able to do that, and we want to be sure we include everyone who wants to participate. Please let us know if you need assistance as soon as possible and no later than Dec. 15. But first, please complete the registration for your delegation for the Winter Forum and reserve the rooms you will need as soon as you are able.
Again, we hope you will be able to join us in person. We appeal to everyone to book rooms for your delegation here as soon as possible so we can reserve more rooms if necessary. For those who cannot join us in person this year we hope you will join us virtually!
In Cooperation,
Rural Coalition
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