This Year's 16th Annual Pie and Politics
was held on
Wednesday, June 20th at Big Top Chautauqua, Bayfield, WI
The Future's in the Dirt:
Digging into the Local Economy
Featuring...
Digging into the Local Economy
Featuring...
Ben Hewitt
Ben was born and raised in northern Vermont, where he currently runs a small-scale, diversified hill farm with his family. He lives with his wife and two sons in a self-built home that is powered by a windmill and solar photovoltaic panels. To help offset his renewable energy footprint, Ben drives a really big truck. His work has appeared in numerous national periodicals, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Gourmet, Discover, Skiing, Eating Well, Yankee Magazine, Powder, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, and Outside.
His most recent book is Making Supper Safe: One Man’s Quest to Learn the Truth About Food Safety (Rodale). It was published on June 7, 2011. From dumpster diving, to the battle over food rights, to genetically engineered salmon and the interplay between humans and the bacteria they consume, Ben explores the untold story of food safety with humor and good-natured skepticism.
His first book, The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food, was published in 2010. It tells the story of a rural, working-class Vermont community that is attempting to blueprint and implement a localized food system. The paperback edition will be released in conjunction with Making Supper Safe.
The event was followed by...
The Local Living Economy Summit
held on
Thursday, June 21, 2012 at WITC Conference Center
2100 Beaser Ave Ashland, WI
9:00 - 3:00 FREE Open Space Summit including
a 12:00 - 1:00 Community Discussion with Ben Hewitt
Ben was born and raised in northern Vermont, where he currently runs a small-scale, diversified hill farm with his family. He lives with his wife and two sons in a self-built home that is powered by a windmill and solar photovoltaic panels. To help offset his renewable energy footprint, Ben drives a really big truck. His work has appeared in numerous national periodicals, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Gourmet, Discover, Skiing, Eating Well, Yankee Magazine, Powder, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, and Outside.
His most recent book is Making Supper Safe: One Man’s Quest to Learn the Truth About Food Safety (Rodale). It was published on June 7, 2011. From dumpster diving, to the battle over food rights, to genetically engineered salmon and the interplay between humans and the bacteria they consume, Ben explores the untold story of food safety with humor and good-natured skepticism.
His first book, The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food, was published in 2010. It tells the story of a rural, working-class Vermont community that is attempting to blueprint and implement a localized food system. The paperback edition will be released in conjunction with Making Supper Safe.
The event was followed by...
The Local Living Economy Summit
held on
Thursday, June 21, 2012 at WITC Conference Center
2100 Beaser Ave Ashland, WI
9:00 - 3:00 FREE Open Space Summit including
a 12:00 - 1:00 Community Discussion with Ben Hewitt
About Pie & Politics
The Alliance for Sustainability has sponsored Pie and Politics for 16 years to create a space for everyone who wants to jawbone with humor and passion about how we can make our lives better in northern Wisconsin. It is AFS’s largest annual (and FREE!) event at the Big Top Chautauqua. It began as an evening presentation with entertainment and conversation. Now a exhibits and conversation start the evening, and it continues to close with free pie. Our speakers have included mayors, authors, international leaders, farmers, and community activists in the field of sustainability.