Join us for the second annual food summit at the Wild Center
brought to you by the North Country Food Justice Working Group and our Key Event Sponsors:
ADK ACTION // THE ADIRONDACK COUNCIL
THURSDAY, February 28th, 2019. 9am - 5pm
The Wild Center | 45 Museum Drive, Tupper Lake, NY
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CULTIVATING ACTION
Food justice is a strong, fair, inclusive, nutritious food system for everyone. The 2018 Food Justice Summit welcomed over 30 speakers, panelists, and presenters. There were over 160 participants, including community leaders, elected officials, teachers, organizations, businesses, farmers, and individuals who came together to ask the big question- What does food justice look like and and how do we create a strong food system together? The Summit began the process of identifying priority projects, working to strengthen existing initiatives, and aiding collaboration.
This year’s summit will build upon last year’s investigation of the North Country’s food system, emphasizing action toward our collective vision of a just and sovereign regional food system. The summit will include contributions that instruct advocates, activists, farmers, and consumers on creating long-lasting changes to the food system and reaching out across socioeconomic and cultural differences. Participants will take the widest possible definition of action including farming the land, food security efforts, political activism, community organizing, and education.
Breakout sessions will highlight the work of food justice advocates working locally and from outside the region. This year’s sessions will:
Teach concrete skills for public, private and cooperative advocacy.
Include actionable elements to create grassroots change.
Address racial and ethnic minorities in the food system.
Explore the role of policy and politics in food justice.
Engage and empower women.
Include workshops that train food justice activists.
2019 SUMMIT SCHEDULE
8-9am Registration // Coffee and light breakfast
9-10:30am Welcome and Keynote Address · Dr. Frances Westley
Frances Westley is a renowned scholar and consultant in the areas of social innovation, strategies for sustainable development, strategic change, visionary leadership and inter-organizational collaboration. Her most recent book, Getting to Maybe (Random House, 2006) focuses the dynamics of social innovation, and institutional entrepreneurship in complex adaptive systems. Experiments in Consilience (Island Press, 2004) focuses on the dynamics of inter-organizational and interdisciplinary collaboration in the management of ecological and conservation problems.
KEYNOTE SPONSOR: Asgaard Farm & Dairy
10:45-12:15pm Breakout Session 1
12:15-1:15pm Lunch · Catered by the Wild Center, featuring local ingredients
1:30-2:45pm Breakout Session 2
3:00-4:00pm Discussion Groups
4:00-5:00pm Closing Session
System Entrepreneurship Skills Inventory
Keynote Presentation by Dr. Frances Westley
Food Justice Summit Sponsorship: Would you like to sponsor the upcoming summit? All sponsorships of $100 or more will be recognized in marketing materials. $200 Event Sponsors and above will also be included on T-shirts and conference materials. Key Sponsor logos will be featured in all media communications and prominently mentioned on all marketing and conference materials.
Click the button below to purchase a sponsorship at any level. Please email info@craigardan.org with questions.
THANK YOU to our 2019 SPONSORS
Event Sponsors:
ADK ACTION
THE ADIRONDACK COUNCIL
Keynote Sponsor:
ASGAARD FARM
Summit Sponsors:
THE WILD CENTER
CRAIGARDAN
ESSEX FARM INSTITUTE
HAMILTON COLLEGE ADIRONDACK PROGRAM
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
ADIRONDACK HARVEST
ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY ASSOCIATION
NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOL AND CAMP TREETOPS
ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION
BERKSHIRE FARM CENTER AND SERVICES FOR YOUTH
KEESEVILLE FARMACY
DR. DAVID BEGUIN
Lunch Sponsors:
MOONSTONE FARM
HUB ON THE HILL
KATE MOUNTAIN FARM
NORTH COUNTRY CREAMERY
Sponsorships make all of this possible! Our goal is to keep the registration fee as LOW as possible for maximum accessibility.
2019 REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Fill out the registration form below, click SUBMIT, then select PAY ONLINE.
If you would like to attend but cannot purchase a ticket, a small number of sponsored tickets are available. Please email us at info@craigardan.org.
The Food Justice Working Group (FJWG) is a coalition of nonprofit and for-profit organizations, community members, local businesses, farmers and farm workers, and government agencies who have come together to start the conversation about creating a more equitable food system in the North Country.
The group seeks to address our region's unique issues of accessibility, inclusivity, nutrition and justice from field to fork.
What can you do to help?
The FJWG is looking for additional partners, sponsors, and individuals who are interested in supporting the group’s work and participating in the summit. The FJWG wants input from all community members! Please contact us at northcountryfjwg@gmail.com for more information and to get involved.
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