Patricia Inman will be speaking at the 5th Annual Grundy County Growth Conference, "Planning for Sustainable Trends in Food and Energy"  on  29 October 2010.  She will be discussing the current trend of combining locally-grown food with workforce development and entrepreneurialism.

The 5th annual Grundy County Growth Conference (GC2) is a half-day event consisting of a series of workshops to bring education, training, and networking to the planning officials in Grundy County.  This includes county and municipal elected officials; planning commissioners; planning staff; engineering and planning professionals; taxing bodies such as fire, library and school districts; environmental and conservation organizations and advocates; and the public at large.