SFA Summer Foodways Symposium spotlights Richmond this month

The Southern Foodways Alliance’s 2013 Summer Foodways Symposium will take place in Richmond (and Charlottesville) on June 20-22, 2013. Titled “Women, Work, and Food”, the event will showcase women entrepreneurs, cooks, waitresses, bakers, and more.

June 12, 2013; 9:56 AM • by Fan of the Fan

The Southern Foodways Alliance‘s 2013 Summer Foodways Symposium will take place in Richmond (and Charlottesville) on June 20-22, 2013. Titled “Women, Work, and Food”, the event will showcase women entrepreneurs, cooks, waitresses, bakers, and more:

Instead of focusing on women as stewards of hearth and home, we are telling stories of women who began their working lives at home and on the farm, but leveraged those skills to join the entrepreneurial class and drive local economies.

Audio slide show by Sara Wood.

Schedule and Accommodations
We begin on Thursday, June 20, at 4:00 p.m. in Richmond. From the Jefferson Hotel, SFA headquarters for the weekend, we travel by bus to Charlottesville for dinner. We end on Saturday night, June 22. SFA has reserved a block of rooms at the Jefferson at the SFA-exclusive rate of $145. The afternoon that you register for the Summer Symposium, SFA will send you a code so you may secure your room at the Jefferson.

Registration
Registration for the event, available on a first-come-first-served basis to SFA members only, will be priced at $375 and will open on the afternoon of April 5 (to be fair to our friends on the West coast). SFA members will need a password to register, which all should have received by email on April 1. Please note that this password is shared only with current SFA members. Didn’t get an email with the password info and have questions about your membership status? Email sfadesk@olemiss.edu with questions.

Attendees must be 21 or older. Ticket cost includes all presentations and meals; travel and lodging are separate, individual expenses.

Refunds are subject to a $100 service fee. No refunds after May 20. Tickets are non-transferrable.

Purchase Tickets
On April 5, click here or cut and paste this address into your browser: http://2013richmond.brownpapertickets.com/
Remember to have your SFA member password ready!