Make plans now to join this Saturday, Feb. 18, as we welcome national author, speaker and educator Mark Winne to discuss the state of our country's community food systems, food policy and food security. He also will be signing copies of his latest book, "Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardners and Smart Cookin' Mamas: Fighting ..., which will be available for purchase.

The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 18, at KERA, located at 3000 Harry Hines Boulevard. The Hunger Task Force of the Memnosyne Foundation and Green Source DFW are co-sponsoring the event with Net Impact DFW.

You can RSVP now, here.

Mark, who is in DFW to be the keynote speaker for the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Conference (Feb. 17... is co-founder of the Community Food Security Coalition where he now works as the Food Policy Council Project Director. He recently was appointed to the position of Visiting Scholar at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

As a writer on food issues, Mark’s work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Nation, Sierra, Orion, and Yes!, to name a few. In addition to his latest book, he also wrote "Closing the Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty".

To learn more about Mark, here is the link to his website.

And you can download the news release about "Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardners and Smart Cookin' Mamas: Fighting Back in the Age of Industrial Agriculture" here.

Julie Thibodeaux, reporter for Green Source DFW, one of our co-spon...

It's obvious that Mark is one of the most authoritative voices in the country on community food systems, policy and food security, and we are very honored to have him share his time with us on Feb. 18.

With the growing interest in the our local good system, this is event is certain to be of interest to many in the community, and the seating is limited, so REGISTER NOW and help us spread the word, and feel free to use the social media buttons below!