8:00 am

Registration, Breakfast, + Networking

Location: Atrium / Large Room


Presentations

Location: Auditorium

  • Welcome + Introductions

  • Land Use History

  • Washtenaw County Food Ways

  • State of the County

  • Washtenaw County Food Policy Council Annual Report

9:00 am


Breakout Sessions

We will have 6 breakout sessions to choose from:

Harvesting Practical Ideas Out of the Complexity of the Soil Ecosystem
Brendan O'Neill

The Role of food in Carbon Neutrality: City of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan 
Alex Bryan, Lesli Hoey, Nathalie Lambrecht

Healthy Food Access, Equity, and Healthcare 
Amanda Sweetman, Regional Director of Farming and Healthy Lifestyles for Trinity Michigan

Racial Wealth Gap Learning Simulation Activity
Markell Miller and Erin Freeman, Food Gatherers

Livestock Medical Care
Dr. Katherine Mageean

Raising Capital?  Figure out your Ideal Deal! 
Angela Barbash, CSRIC

10:45 am


12:00 pm

Lunch

Location: Atrium

We will have Lunch Table Topics during our family-style meal, and we encourage you to connect with others on topics that you are passionate about, or would like to learn more about. Themed tables this year will cover topics such as:

  • Climate Change

  • People of Color and Land Access

  • Veridian

  • Good Food Charter

  • Permaculture Food Systems

  • School Gardens

  • Produce Growers

  • Livestock and Dairy Production

  • Land-Seekers to Land-Owners

  • Policy and Food


Small Bytes: a Virtual Food Systems Tour

Location: Auditorium

1:30 pm


Keynote: Leah Penniman

Location: Auditorium

Introduction + Poetry Reading

3:30 pm Youth Led Discussion

4:15 pm Book Signing

2:30 pm