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[Image]We were pleased to design the "Local Spice" tote bags for the upcoming August 3-7 conference "Local Food Systems in Old Industrial Regions: Challenges and Opportunities". The conference purpose is to bring together both academics and practitioners to share their knowledge, experience, and expertise with regard to developing and maintaining local food systems in old industrial regions. It is sponsored by the International Geographical Union Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Spaces and organized by the University of Toledo Urban Affairs Center. The keynote presentation will be given by Mike Score, President of Hantz Farms. The presentation is free and open to the public. Hantz Farms is a for-profit venture which seeks to create the world’s largest urban farm on underutilized land in the city of Detroit. Keynote Details: August 3 · 7:00pm - 8:00pm Hilton Hotel, 3100 Glendale, Toledo OH For more information about the conference, please visit: http://uac.utoledo.edu/igu_commission/ToledoMC2010-Home.htm