A local foods fair will be held form 2-5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 in the Mann Library Lobby on theCornell University campus.

In conjunction with Mann Library's fall exhibit on the resurgent art and practice of heritage chicken husbandry, the local foods fair will highlight Ithaca-area initiatives to sustain healthy diets and thriving local economies through the production and marketing of locally grown foods.

Also featured will be information and goods from local vendors and farmers, CSA's and other producers. Presentations starting at 3 p.m. will feature Healthy Foods for All, Mann Library's historical Rice Poultry Collection, and a talk by Michael Glos of Kingbird Farm in Berkshire, who will touch on some of the challenges and opportunities presented to local producers by widening public interest in heirloom livestock husbandry and locally grown foods. Co-sponsored by Mann Library, Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Cornell Small Farms Program.