Contact: Lane County Commissioner Pete Sorenson, 541- 682-4203 or Pete.Sorenson@co.lane.or.us

What:  Lane County Commissioners Pete Sorenson, Rob Handy and Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy are holding a second Town Hall Forum regarding food security.

Where: Harris Hall, Lane County Courthouse and Public Service Building, 125 E Eighth Ave. Eugene

When: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17

Who: Lynne Fessenden, Executive Director of Willamette Farm and Food Coalition; Mary Wood, Faculty Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program at the University of Oregon School of Law; Jabrila Via, Co-Owner of Winter Green Farm; and Jason Bradford, Managing Director of Vital Farmland LP, will discuss sustainable agriculture, climate change and peak oil and how they impact food security in Lane County.

Lane County Commissioners Pete Sorenson and Rob Handy, along with Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, invite the community to learn more about food security issues in Lane County. This will be the second in a series of town halls on this subject. 

The subject of food security encompasses many areas. This town hall will focus on agriculture, climate change and peak oil. The community meeting includes discussion from hosts and expert panelists. The floor will then be opened up to the community for questions and comments.

Amber Fossen

Public Information Officer

Lane County Government

125 E. Eighth Ave.

Eugene, Oregon 97401

541.682.3718