{"id":9000,"date":"2015-09-29T11:22:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T11:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/troutsfarm.com\/latest\/?p=9000"},"modified":"2015-10-03T15:04:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T15:04:55","slug":"2015-september-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/2015-september-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Money and Meaning Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slow Money Southeast Regional Gathering: A Money and Meaning Summit<\/a> – September 10-12, 2015
\nMonths of planning on the part of Bob, Tami, Lyle and Carol culminate in a very successful local economy conference.<\/h4>\n

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A TASTE OF MONEY AND MEANING<\/h3>\n

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Preview of coming attractions at Fearrington Village Barn Thursday\u00a0evening, September 10th in which Chef Bill provided tapas and Fair Game Beverage Company set up the bar.<\/p>\n

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STARS<\/h3>\n

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This was Tami’s show and she brought in local economy rock start Judy Wicks to have a conversation with WUNC radio host Frank Stasio. Neighbors Sarah and Joe enjoying a friendly chat with our friend\u00a0Hannah from Abundance NC.<\/p>\n

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DAY TWO AT CCCC<\/h3>\n

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An impressive line-up of presentations and\u00a0panels at Central Carolina Community College with lots of volunteers. Volunteer coordinator Camille and star volunteer Mario celebrate success after hours of running around. Carol, Slow Money NC<\/a> co-founder and principal matchmaker surprised Charlotte, Lyle, Tami, Camille and Bob with public kudos for our efforts.<\/p>\n

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ON THE BUS<\/h3>\n

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The third day of the conference featured a little road trip with a biodiesel-fueled bus driven by\u00a0Mark Dragon. This one was Bob’s show.<\/p>\n

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T S DESIGNS<\/h3>\n

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First stop was TS Designs in Burlington, a tee shirt manufacturer famous for their dirt-to-shirt policy of sourcing local, organic cotton and fair-trade labor. Shelley and Wilma scored several shirts out of the seconds pile.<\/p>\n

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SAXAPAHAW<\/h3>\n

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A strangely-named town on the Haw River which is pronounced exactly as written, Saxapahaw is a revitalized mill town with lots to see, beginning with the General Store which doubles as a restaurant.<\/p>\n

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LUNCH BREAK<\/h3>\n

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Owner\/Operator Jeff Barney hustles plates from the kitchen to the courtyard while Bob takes a short sit-down.<\/p>\n

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FIVE STAR LUNCH<\/h3>\n

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The portabella wrap and garden salad affirm the General Store’s billing as “your local five-star gas station.”<\/p>\n

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BREWERY TOUR<\/h3>\n

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Bellies full, the group walked over to the brewery for a little tour and tasting.<\/p>\n

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BUTCHER<\/h3>\n

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Next stop, the butcher where Lyle scored something for his kitchen.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OUR DAY IN THE SUN<\/h3>\n

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We had a little time before leaving Saxapahaw, so we hung out near the brewery with our friends in the sun.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

THE ART OF CONVERSATION<\/h3>\n

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It was interesting to watch the progression of Lyle’s conversation with Mark. Their body language tells all.<\/p>\n

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FINAL SHOT<\/h3>\n

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One last photo and we were back on the bus with Lyle as our tour guide.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WORDS AND MUSIC<\/h3>\n

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Back at The Plant, we listened to Woody Tasch, Slow Money founder and the N4HC Free Jazz Band Featuring Anita Woodley.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NC FRESH CATCH<\/h3>\n

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Jules helped shuck corn for the caterers while\u00a0cauldrons of\u00a0Cajun boil bubbled on the pizza oven patio.<\/p>\n

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REGISTRATION,\u00a0SOCKS AND BEER<\/h3>\n

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Camille hugs volunteer Eva, who expertly handled\u00a0registration, Anita Woodley helps herself to salad in her music and\u00a0Frida Kahlo socks, and Fair Game’s Reece pours beer after beer for a thirsty crowd.<\/p>\n

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HOLDING OFF<\/h3>\n

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The storm held off for most of the evening, dark clouds making a dramatic contrast to Ed’s white tent but there was no holding Jules’ pigs off of their dinner of corn husks.<\/p>\n

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[Troutsfarm]<\/a>\u00a0* [September, 2015]<\/a>\u00a0* [M&M Conference]<\/a>\u00a0* [Birthday Potluck]<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Slow Money Southeast Regional Gathering: A Money and Meaning Summit – September 10-12, 2015 Months of planning on the part of Bob, Tami, Lyle and Carol culminate in a very successful local economy conference. <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A TASTE OF MONEY AND MEANING <\/p>\n

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Preview of coming attractions at Fearrington Village Barn Thursday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sub-story","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9000"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9095,"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9000\/revisions\/9095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}