Agroecology & Cooperative Food Systems Change Conference
9:10 - 9:30am - Training on Local Advocacy Strategies for Food Justice
- Civic Engagement for Systems Change in South Bay Area
9:30 - 10:30 am: Agroecology and Urban Agriculture
Christopher Bacon-Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Science Department and Environmental Justice and the Common Good Initiative , 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ
-Director, Stanford Educational Farm, O'Donohue Educational Farm
-Founder, We Start Gardens
Moderator: - Assistant Professor, San Jose State University
10:30 - 10:40 am - Urban Gardening and Leadership Testimonial
Veronica Suarez Hernandez -, Sacred Heart Community Service
10:40 -10:55 am - Break and Testimonial
Pastries and tea prepare by a CFO certified business trained by , a Veggielution Program
10:55 - 11:10 am - Farms Together Testimonial
Moderator: Farms Together Program Manager, Fresh Approach
12:15 - 12:25 am - Farmer Testimonial
Farmer Testimonial - , La Buena Tierra Organic Farm
Future-Oriented Responses to Multiple Hazards and Opportunities
12:30 -1:15 pm - Lunch and Testimonial
a certified business and , graduated, Veggielution Program
1:15 - 1:45 pm - Scenario planning and collective action
A summary of south bay area regional food systems scenario planning developed during a planning workshops, and proposals for developing solution-oriented strategies
Facilitated by Strategic Partnership Manager, Valley Verde
1:45 - 3:15 pm - World Cafe
World Cafe
Organized according to , facilitators will invite conference participants to: (1) analyze the anticipated disruptions to regional food systems, including cenarios, such as 20% to 40% funding cuts to food systems work, wildfires, extreme heat and other hazards that we could anticipate in the next 6 months to 3 year, and (2) Develop strategies, such as mutual aid, skill shares, and ideas to plan collective action responses that use agroecology and civic engagement to secure the human right to food for all and accelerate the transition toward more sustainable food systems. Anticipated breakout sessions will share past work on food equity, proposals that link dietary and food systems change, urban farms and gardens on campus and more.
3:30 - 4:00 pm - Poster Session, Networking, and Refreshment
Poster Session and Networking
