Opening Reception
Saturday, October 16, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Sheraton Hotel
The conference will begin with an evening welcome reception at the Sheraton.
Book Signing at Reception, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Chat with the authors of several newly released books and have your copy signed.
“Food Justice” by Anupama Joshi and Robert Gottlieb
“Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin’ Mamas: Fighting Back in an Age of Industrial Agriculture” by Mark Winne
“Food Rebellions: Crisis and the Hunger for Food Justice” by Eric Holt-Gimenez, Raj Pattel and Annie Shattuck
Opening Plenary: “Food, Culture and Justice”
Sunday, October 17, 9:00 – 10:30 am
New Orleans is brimming with people who are passionate about food. Listen to a group of all-star New Orleanians share their personal connection to food – family cooking traditions, business ventures, gardening and farming – and you will be fired-up to explore this city’s dynamic food culture.
International Plenary & Food Sovereignty Prize:
“From Local to Global, Another Food System is Possible!”
Monday, October 18, 9:30 – 10:30 am
John Kinsman, Family Farm Defenders
Ruth Simpson, Family Farm Defenders
Djibo Bagna, ROPPA (The Network of West African Peasant and Agricultural Producers’ Organizations)
Aba Ifeoma, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Dawn Morrison, The Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Hear from the 2010 Food Sovereignty Prize recipient Family Farm Defenders and other visionaries who are implementing creative strategies to put power over our food system back into the hands of the people. From local to municipal to global levels, their inspiring stories remind us that a new food system is possible – and we all have a role to play in bringing it about!
Click here to learn more about the Food Sovereignty Prize, the 2010 Prize winner Family Farm Defenders, and the three 2010 Honorable Mentions: The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, 
ROPPA (The Network of West African Peasant and Agricultural Producers’ Organizations), and The Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty.
The 2010 Food Sovereignty Prize is generously supported by the Small Planet Fund, the Lawson Valentine Foundation and WhyHunger.
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler Reception
Monday, October 18, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Let the good times roll! Join the local host committee as we celebrate the many traditions of New Orleans. The evening will start with a New Orleans original Second Line. A brass band will start the party in the lobby of the Sheraton New Orleans and will lead the group on a walking parade along the Mississippi River to the French Market, America’s Oldest Public Market. Other transportation options include taking the street car from the Sheraton to the French Market and Our School At Blair Grocery will offer a shuttle to the market.
At the French Market we will celebrate the gumbo that unites us all. Social enterprise restaurants from New Orleans will have several gumbos available (including vegetarian and vegan friendly) for a gumbo cook-off. Three well known New Orleans Queens of Gumbo, Leah Chase from Dooky Chase restaurant; Sarah Roahen author of “Gumbo Tales”; and Poppy Tooker local food activist, will serve as judges for a gumbo contest among the restaurants. The evening will be complete with live music and a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy what the city has to offer.
Restaurants that will be featured include:
Covenant Café
Liberty’s Kitchen
Café Hope
Café Reconcile
Center for Ethical Living and Social Justice Renewal
Closing Plenary: “Growing a Movement, Building Power”
Tuesday, October 19, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
The food movement continues to grow by leaps and bounds. As more people join us in our efforts to make the food system more equitable, sustainable and health-oriented, are we collectively becoming more powerful? What is power and what are the different forms it takes with respect to the community food movement? This plenary features stories of organizations building power through market-based change, organizing, and advocacy campaigns. It closes with a discussion of how we can continue to expand and consolidate our power in these and other arenas.
Moderator: Mary Hendrickson, University of Missouri Rural Sociology Dept. (Invited);
Presenters: Ben Burkett, MS Association of Cooperatives; Debra Eschmeyer, National Farm to School Network; Will Allen, Growing Power, Gerardo Reyes, Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Damara Luce, Just Harvest USA
Receptions, Plenaries and Keynotes
Opening Reception
Saturday, October 16, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Sheraton Hotel
The conference will begin with an evening welcome reception at the Sheraton.
Book Signing at Reception, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Chat with the authors of several newly released books and have your copy signed.
“Food Justice” by Anupama Joshi and Robert Gottlieb
“Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin’ Mamas: Fighting Back in an Age of Industrial Agriculture” by Mark Winne
“Food Rebellions: Crisis and the Hunger for Food Justice” by Eric Holt-Gimenez, Raj Pattel and Annie Shattuck
Opening Plenary: “Food, Culture and Justice”
Sunday, October 17, 9:00 – 10:30 am
New Orleans is brimming with people who are passionate about food. Listen to a group of all-star New Orleanians share their personal connection to food – family cooking traditions, business ventures, gardening and farming – and you will be fired-up to explore this city’s dynamic food culture.
International Plenary & Food Sovereignty Prize:
“From Local to Global, Another Food System is Possible!”
Monday, October 18, 9:30 – 10:30 am
John Kinsman, Family Farm Defenders
Ruth Simpson, Family Farm Defenders
Djibo Bagna, ROPPA (The Network of West African Peasant and Agricultural Producers’ Organizations)
Aba Ifeoma, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Dawn Morrison, The Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Hear from the 2010 Food Sovereignty Prize recipient Family Farm Defenders and other visionaries who are implementing creative strategies to put power over our food system back into the hands of the people. From local to municipal to global levels, their inspiring stories remind us that a new food system is possible – and we all have a role to play in bringing it about!
Click here to learn more about the Food Sovereignty Prize, the 2010 Prize winner Family Farm Defenders, and the three 2010 Honorable Mentions: The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network,
ROPPA (The Network of West African Peasant and Agricultural Producers’ Organizations), and The Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty.
The 2010 Food Sovereignty Prize is generously supported by the Small Planet Fund, the Lawson Valentine Foundation and WhyHunger.
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler Reception
Monday, October 18, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Let the good times roll! Join the local host committee as we celebrate the many traditions of New Orleans. The evening will start with a New Orleans original Second Line. A brass band will start the party in the lobby of the Sheraton New Orleans and will lead the group on a walking parade along the Mississippi River to the French Market, America’s Oldest Public Market. Other transportation options include taking the street car from the Sheraton to the French Market and Our School At Blair Grocery will offer a shuttle to the market.
At the French Market we will celebrate the gumbo that unites us all. Social enterprise restaurants from New Orleans will have several gumbos available (including vegetarian and vegan friendly) for a gumbo cook-off. Three well known New Orleans Queens of Gumbo, Leah Chase from Dooky Chase restaurant; Sarah Roahen author of “Gumbo Tales”; and Poppy Tooker local food activist, will serve as judges for a gumbo contest among the restaurants. The evening will be complete with live music and a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy what the city has to offer.
Restaurants that will be featured include:
Covenant Café
Liberty’s Kitchen
Café Hope
Café Reconcile
Center for Ethical Living and Social Justice Renewal
Closing Plenary: “Growing a Movement, Building Power”
Tuesday, October 19, 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
The food movement continues to grow by leaps and bounds. As more people join us in our efforts to make the food system more equitable, sustainable and health-oriented, are we collectively becoming more powerful? What is power and what are the different forms it takes with respect to the community food movement? This plenary features stories of organizations building power through market-based change, organizing, and advocacy campaigns. It closes with a discussion of how we can continue to expand and consolidate our power in these and other arenas.
Moderator: Mary Hendrickson, University of Missouri Rural Sociology Dept. (Invited); Presenters: Ben Burkett, MS Association of Cooperatives; Debra Eschmeyer, National Farm to School Network; Will Allen, Growing Power, Gerardo Reyes, Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Damara Luce, Just Harvest USA