Michael Schmidt will be among the guest speakers at this special event:
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Early Bird Registration Rates have been extended
through Friday, April 22!
View the registration details on the registration page!
Save the Date!! May 7, 2011
Third Annual International
Raw Milk Symposium
In Minnesota’s Twin Cities
Held at the Beautiful Embassy Suites Hotel in Bloomington
(Complimentary shuttles to the Airport and the Mall of America)
Your Food will be prepared by the hotel’s
French-Trained, Award-Winning
Executive Chef, Pierre Jean Laupies
(Stay tuned for the unveiling of our Traditional Foods Menu)
Registration for Saturday’s full day of speakers begins at 7:30 AM
Dinner with keynote address by Michael Schmidt starts at 5:30 PM
Featured Speakers for Saturday’s Program:
Ted Beals, M.S., M.D. – He is a retired pathologist with a special interest in the relationship of raw milk to the specific facts surrounding its safety.
Sally Fallon Morell, M.A. – Author of the best-selling cookbook, Nourishing Traditions and President of the Weston A. Price Foundation.
David Gumpert – Author, journalist and reporter, he writes the on-line journal, The Complete Patient. His most recent book is The Raw Milk Revolution.
Sylvia Onusic, Ph.D. – A nutritionist and writer/journalist in the areas of traditional and whole foods and Public Health with a particular knowledge of the European perspective.
Michael Schmidt – Trained in biodynamic farming in Germany, he moved to his farm in Canada in 1983 where he won a monumental court decision in 2009 for raw milk access.
Cate Shanahan, M.D. – Author of the books Deep Nutrition and Food Rules, she is a board certified family physician trained in biochemistry and genetics.
Alan Watson – Author of two books, 21 Days to a Healthy Heart and 2009’s Cereal Killer about the unintended consequences of the typically recommended low fat diet.
We’re excited to have you join us at the 3rd Annual International Raw Milk Symposium for a day of educational and exciting speakers and excellent food!
Listed below are the registration prices.
EARLY BIRD registration prices have been EXTENDED through Friday, April 22. After this date, all prices will rise 15%, both online and for tickets purchased the day of the symposium.
For the purpose of pricing, those aged 14 and above are considered as “adults”. Post-secondary students may qualify for the Special Student rates.
Proceeds from the Fundraiser Reception and Dinner will benefit the Farm-to-Consumer Foundation and Minnesota’sFoundation for Consumer Free Choice.
You can register online for the Symposium clicking here: registration form
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact:
Gené Walls
gene@farmtoconsumer.org
703-208-3276
Early Bird Registration Prices:
( EXTENDED through Friday, April 22, after which all prices rise by 15%)
Individual (adult, ages 14 and above):
- $40 Symposium Registration (no meals included, 8 and under free).
- $65 Symposium Registration + 1 lunch ticket
- $150 Symposium Registration + 1 lunch ticket + 1 fundraiser reception and dinner ticket
Couple (any two adults, ages 14 and above):
- $70 Symposium Registration for 2
- $110 Symposium Registration for 2 + 2 lunch tickets
- $290 Symposium Registration for 2 + 2 lunch tickets + 2 fundraiser reception and dinner tickets
Child (8 and under may attend Symposium for free):
- $20 Symposium Registration for ages 9-13
- $20 Child’s lunch ticket (ages 13 and under; present ticket to enter, no badge required)
Student (valid post-secondary ID must be presented at door):
- $30 Symposium Registration
- $49 Symposium Registration + 1 lunch ticket
- $113 Symposium Registration + 1 lunch ticket + 1 fundraiser reception and dinner ticket
Fundraiser Reception and Dinner—proceeds to benefit the Farm-to-Consumer Foundation and Minnesota’s Foundation for Consumer Free Choice
- $100 for 1 fundraiser reception and dinner ticket (adult, ages 14 and above)
- $180 for 2 fundraiser reception and dinner tickets (2 adults, ages 14 and above)
- $40 for 1 child’s fundraiser reception and dinner ticket (ages 7-13)
- Complimentary fundraiser reception and dinner ticket for a child 6 and under, with 2 paid adults
- $75 for 1 student fundraiser reception and dinner ticket (valid post-secondary ID must be presented at the door)
Unable to attend but want to contribute to the scholarship fund for this symposium? You can make a tax-deductible* donation using the registration form.
*The Farm-to-Consumer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization [EIN 26-0758408]. Your donations and portions of symposium fees will be tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
About Your Payments –
Because the Farm-to-Consumer Foundation, which is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is providing goods or services in exchange for all or part of your payment, the Internal Revenue Code requires us to notify you that your payment is deductible as a charitable contribution only to the extent it exceeds the fair market value of the goods and services you receive in exchange for your payment. The fair market value of the items you have purchased is:
Symposium Registration (before April 22, 2011): $40 for each registration.
Symposium Registration (after April 22, 2011): $46 for each registration.
Symposium Lunch: $15 for each meal.
Fundraiser Reception and Dinner: $29.95 paid for each ticket.
Registrants, exhibitors, and sponsors may be able to deduct the amounts paid with respect to any of the events listed above as a business expense if they are ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the course of conducting a trade or business. In that case, the amount deductible is not reduced by the value of the goods and services received. However, the amount deductible for the meals is limited to 50% of the amount paid.
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