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Agroecology & Cooperative Food Systems Change Conference 

April 12th, 2025, 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ

 

    - Civic Engagement for Systems Change in South Bay Area

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

 

 Veronica Suarez Hernandez -, Sacred Heart Community Service 

 

Pastries and tea prepare by a CFO certified business trained by , a Veggielution Program

Moderator:   Farms Together Program Manager, Fresh Approach

 

- Cooperative Manager, Veggielution

 - Policy Director, Veggielution

- Lead Public Health Nutritionist at Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Good Food Purchasing Program, 

-Farms Together Program, Fresh Approach

Moderator- -Community Nutrition & Health Advisor, UC ANR

Farmer Testimonial - , La Buena Tierra Organic Farm

 

 

Future-Oriented Responses to Multiple Hazards and Opportunities 

a certified business and , graduated, Veggielution Program

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

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.