SAVE THE DATE for Our Hudson Valley Food System: Place, Present, and Future.
The Hudson Valley Food System Coalition is excited to invite you to join us in person to reconnect with each other, deepen our understanding of our place, and examine strategies to advance equity and inclusion through our work together.
Monday, June 27, 2022, 3 pm - 7 pm
Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center, Hyde Park, NY
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Join us as we engage in discussion to examine how cultivating a deep connection to our place can catalyze systemic change, as we work together to reflect on what these last few years have taught us about our strengths and the opportunities for a more resilient food system, and as we learn how to effectively ensure network equity and inclusion as we organize our work into the future.
EVENT PROGRAM:
Welcome & Intro from the Hudson Valley Food System Coalition
Sarah Salem, Food Systems Strategy Consultant, Co-Founder/Facilitator, HVFSC
Mary Ann Johnson, Deputy Director, Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation, Co-Facilitator, HVFSC
Stiles Najac, Food Security Coordinator, CCE Orange County, Co-Facilitator, HVFSC
Sarah Brannen, Director of Regional and Community Food Initiatives, Hudson Valley Farm Hub, Co-Facilitator, HVFSC
Megan Larmer, Senior Director of Regional Food Programs, Glynwood, Co-Facilitator, HVFSC
Cristin McPeake, Vice-President, Programs, Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, Co-Facilitator, HVFSC
Place: Cultivating Deep Connections to our Place + Just Transition Primer // Grounding good work in place- how place-based work, movement generation, and bio-regional governance tie into a just transition.
Aja Schmeltz & Micah, Worker Trustees of the Good Work Institute
Present: Addressing Systemic Inequity in our Food System- a panel discussion demonstrating successful strategies for network equity & inclusion //
Dr. Gabriela Pereyra, Land Network Weaver, Land Network Program Co-Director, Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust (NEFOC)
Ora Wise, queer chef/organizer, Culinary Producer, Allied Media Conference, Co-Founder, FIG
Eduardo González, Jr., Assistant Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Moderated by Megan Larmer, Co-Facilitator, HVFSC, Senior Director of Regional Food Programs, Glynwood
Future: Finding Opportunities for a More Resilient Food System// What are some specific levers that we can use to disrupt systemic inequities in our food system and how can they act as points of intervention that we can use to ignite systemic change moving forward.
Following our Program, we will enjoy a Filipino box meal by Private Chef Charisse Ledres of Lamisa Events featuring local ingredients grown by Glynwood, Good Chi Farm, and Fishkill Farms.
Register to attend for free through the RSVP link below, and as always, please do share this invitation with other folks in your network.
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We're looking forward to sharing space together.