Across the country there is a burgeoning awareness and concern for the types of food we eat and how it is raised, grown, hunted, and gathered. Our daily food choices have become inextricably linked to issues of personal health, food insecurity, local and global economies, sense of place, climate change, and cultural and environmental sustainability. In short, food has become newly politicized. Given the pervading lack of market information regarding the above elements, how might we envision, support, and engage in a local, sustainable, and just food system and network operating at maximum capacity? From the restaurant and farmers market to the subsistence-modeled and community farms and gardens, the four local leaders for the panel will inform and inspire attendees on current best and potential next practices at the personal, professional, and collective level. A question & answer session will follow the presentations. To RSVP for this event taking place Wednesday, December 16, from 7 – 9 at Worcester Academy Warner Theater (below), Providence Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, please e-mail Michael Carroll, Worcester Academy Director of Sustainability, at mike.carroll@worcesteracademy.org, or call 508-754- 5302 x189. For a complete list of the participating panel members, log on to www.slowfoodboston.com and click on “Local Events.”