Carol Peppe Hewitt is the keynote speaker at two events in Idaho at the end of January.

A leader in the slow money movement, Hewitt will talk about “Financing Our Foodshed." She’s the author of a 2013 book by the same name and co-founder of a nonprofit peer-to-peer money lending program called Slow Money NC. Started in 2010 in North Carolina, Slow Money NC helps facilitate loans to food entrepreneurs and farmers.

Hewitt will be speaking at a Jan. 29 luncheon in Coeur d’Alene. Pre-registration is required for the event, hosted by the Inland Northwest Food Network. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at Pilgrim’s Market in Coeur d’Alene, Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’Alene, Kizuri in Spokane and Idaho Pour Authority in Sandpoint.

The luncheon  takes place at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ray and Joan Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road. For more information, contact info@inwfoodnetwork.org. Or, find the group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InlandNWFoodNetwork.

Hewitt is also the keynote speaker at the Palouse-Clearwater Food Coalition’s Food Summit 4.0.

The deadline to register for the daylong conference in Moscow is Jan. 26. Registration costs $15. College students can register for free. Lunch – soup, salad, bread – will be provided.

The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 30 at the 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. The focus is on “creating capacity via aggregation, distribution and access,” according to its website.

To register, visit http://www.ruralroots.org/Programs/foodsummit.asp.

To learn more about Hewitt, visit http://financingourfoodshed.com/.