Topic: The Commons
Ben Rasmussen joins The Commons with over a decade of experience leading regional food system development in southwest New Mexico. His work in the region began on a geographically isolated farm in Catron County and grew to include launching the regional food policy council (now known as the SWNM Food System Alliance). He is the founder of the Frontier Food Hub, which he scaled into a nationally award-winning economic development engine, and has served as CEO of a national advocacy organization.
Having worked closely with The Commons on food distribution, community education, and broader local food system strategies, Ben looks forward to deepening community relationships and forging ahead with new and existing initiatives to improve food security and economic opportunity in the region.
The Rotary Club will meet in the conference room of Gila Regional Medical Center. Visitors should enter through the main entrance. There is a brief "meet and greet", and then the speaker has the floor. The club welcomes members of the public to the meetings. Lunch is available in the hospital cafeteria. Guests are advised to arrive in the cafeteria well before noon.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County as well as supporting and participating in humanitarian projects sponsored by Rotary International.
