Agroecology & Cooperative Food Systems Change Conference
Ellina Yin - 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 , SCU
Patrick Archie-Director, Stanford Educational Farm, O'Donohue Educational Farm
Derek Bryant -Founder, We Start Gardens
Moderator: Susan Chen- Assistant Professor, San Jose State University
Veronica Suarez Hernandez - La Mesa Verde, Sacred Heart Community Service
Pastries and tea prepare by Elys’s Bakery a CFO certified business trained by Eastside Grown, a Veggielution Program
Antonio Amore Rojas - Cooperative Manager, Veggielution
Fernando Fernandez Leiva - Policy Director, Veggielution
Jocelyn Dubin- Lead Public Health Nutritionist at Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Good Food Purchasing Program,
Samiha Hamdi-Farms Together Program, Fresh Approach
Moderator- Laura Vollmer-Community Nutrition & Health Advisor, UC ANR
Future-Oriented Responses to Multiple Hazards and Opportunities
Quelites Cooperative a certified business and Eastside Grown, 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 Garry Sotnik-Strategic Partnership Manager, Valley Verde
World Cafe
Organized according to these principles, 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.
Poster Session and Networking