To B or Not To B Corp Certified? Workshop

B Corp is to business what Fair Trade certification is to coffee or USDA Organic certification is to milk.

B Corps (http://www.bcorporation.net/what-are-b-corps) are companies certified by nonprofit B Lab (https://www.bcorporation.net/) to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency using IRIS (http://iris.thegiin.org/) standards and GIIRS (http://giirs.org/) analysis.

Sophie Faris from B Lab will lead a workshop explain The Whys and Hows of becoming a B Corp for food companies.

The workshop will also feature discussion of the Certification Process from start with B Impact Assessment (http://bimpactassessment.net/) to finish with B Corp Certification (https://www.bcorporation.net/become-a-b-corp/how-to-become-a-b-corp/performance-requirements).

• Recent Certification - Down To Earth Markets (http://downtoearthmarkets.com) - Nicole Reed, Communications Manager, relays her company's recent B Corp Certification in 2014.

• Impact of Certification - Sweet Riot (http://www.sweetriot.com/) - Sarah Endline, CEO, discusses becoming a Certified B Corp.

Today, there is a growing community of more than 950 Certified B Corps from 32 countries and 60 industries working together toward 1 unifying goal: to redefine success in business. Learn how you can be part of this movement.

Special Presentations

Museum of Food and Drink (http://mofad.org): Capital Campaign

Peter Kim and Emma Boast will present their plans to build a permanent home for this new museum in NYC by 2019. Their mission is to change the way people think about food and inspire day-to-day curiosity about what we eat and why.

Lightning Presentations

Small, local food enterprises will share their ideas and seek support, including:
-- Ted the Butcher (http://www.tedsbutcherblock.com), Ted Nigro
-- Roaring Brook Market (http://www.roaringbrookmarket.com/), Sarah McGahran
-- City Hydroponics, Miles Crettien
-- Bootcamp Farms (http://bootcampfarms.com), L. Todd Wood

Special Debut - Sovereign Cider (http://sovereigncider.com), now newly available in bottles and brewed in NYS from NYS apples, presented by Foodshed Investor Jacob Israelow.