Portland To Become Food Mecca

June 7, 2010 - PRLog -- “The Portland area is destined to become the world’s leading sustainable food capital” according to social futurist Mick Mortlock. Mortlock, spoke on June 3rd before the Strategic Planning Summit of Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research Center.

Mortlock outlined five significant food and agriculture high points the area will reach over the next quarter century:
•   Food clubs will use Internet technology and become very popular.
•   The Portland Area will become the new Food Capital of the World.
•   Portland will become the center of urban farming.
•   Five Portland Restaurants will appear in Michelin’s and Restaurant Magazine lists of World’s Top Restaurants.
•   Michelle and Barack Obama will move to the Portland area after his presidency.

Mortlock attributes the Portland area’s phenomenal potential to Governor Tom McCall and Senator Hector Macpherson who catalyzed Oregon youth into enthusiasts and activists. Mortlock’s full speech is available on his website: http://www.imaginationgardener.com.

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About Mick Mortlock: Mick Mortlock speaks, writes and consults about the future. He focuses on imagination. He was named one of America's leading futurists by The Public Manager Magazine, His career was recently profiled in The Oregonian. http://bit.ly/9EuTXa