Workshops by Session

 

These workshops will be skill-building, educational, and/or informative presentations.
* Please note that some details may change; we will post changes to this page promptly.

For workshop descriptions see Workshops by Track

Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6

Session 1

Sunday, November 6
10:45 am – 12:15 pm

 

Developing New Leaders in the Food Movement
Training for Change: Growing Food Justice Leaders from Within

Farm to Cafeteria
Growing Farm to Preschool: Bringing the “Farm” to Preschool Settings

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation
Small Entrepreneurs Gaining Access: Shared Kitchens & Cottage Food Laws

Get Cultured: Communications and Art for Food Justice
Social Media 101: A community change-maker’s guide to the new media generation

Improving Access to Healthy Food
Thinking Outside the Big Box: Strategies for Healthy Food Retail

Local – Global Connections
View from Across the Pond: Can Campaigning Deliver Systems Change?

Movement Building, From Panthers to Pitchforks
It Takes a Movement: Why Social Movements are Key to Food Sovereignty

Power, Race and Labor in the Food System
Building Worker Power for a Just and Sustainable Food System

The Food System – Public Health Interface
Communities Putting Prevention to Work in Action: Views from the Field and What’s Ahead

The Unique Challenges and Solutions of Rural Food Systems
Credit Access and Its Impacts on Farmers, Communities and Consolidation

Urban Agriculture Practice and Policy
Black and Green:  The Story of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network

Voices from the Bay Area
What do Farmers think of your CFS based marketing project?

 

Session 2

Sunday, November 6
2:15 pm – 3:45    pm

 

Developing New Leaders in the Food Movement
Urban Ag and Participatory Education in NYC

Farm to Cafeteria
Hands-on Cooking School & Innovative School Lunch Menu Planning

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation
Advocating Beyond Food: Building Unity for a Just and Sustainable Food/Farm System

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation
Community Data and Shared Learning Systems for Food Justice
This is a three hour workshop from 1:15pm-4:00pm

Get Cultured: Communications and Art for Food Justice
I Was A Teenage Jalapeño: Creative Youth-Led Media Strategies

Improving Access to Healthy Food
Building Your Community Food Security Chain: Public/Private Enterprise Collaboration

Power, Race and Labor in the Food System
How working conditions affect food safety and public health

Local – Global Connections
Feeding the World, Cooling the Planet, Growing Global Justice

Movement Building, From Panthers to Pitchforks
Farmers and Fishermen Regaining Control of Their Cooperatives

The Food System – Public Health Interface
Policies for Healthy Farms, Food and People – Opportunities for Collaboration and Advocacy.

Urban Agriculture Practice and Policy
Farm City Q & A

Youth Changing the Food System
Growing Youth Food Policy Councils, Coalitions and Networks

 

Session 3

Monday, November 7
10:00 am – 11:30 am

 

Developing New Leaders in the Food Movement
New Hispanic Leaders for Healthy Communities

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation
The Farm Bill and Community Food Security

Improving Access to Healthy Food
Understanding Motivators and Evaluating SNAP/EBT Incentive Outcomes in Farmers Markets

Power, Race and Labor in the Food System
Fair Trade – Certification System for Fair Labor, Food Safety and Environmental Sustainability

The Food System – Public Health Interface
Food Sovereignty and Public Health: A Movement to Create Change

The Unique Challenges and Solutions of Rural Food Systems
Tools for Saving the Small Town Grocery Store

Urban Agriculture Practice and Policy
Local Knowledge: Measuring and Monitoring Our Food System

Youth Changing the Food System
Growing New Youth Food Justice Leaders: Storytelling for Organizing

Building Community Power and Local Food Economies: Achieving Food Sovereignty
Building Community Power to Eliminate Food Deserts

Voices from the Bay Area
Creating Resilient Food Systems through Policy and Collaboration

 

Session 4

Monday, November 7
1:30 pm – 3:00  pm

Building Community Power and Local Food Economies: Achieving Food Sovereignty
Innovation among  EFPs: Contributing to Healthy Communities and Local Economies

Farm to Cafeteria
Farm to School: Connecting Small Farmers with Low-Income Districts

Developing New Leaders in the Food Movement
More than Bricks and Mortar: Food Security, Community Development, and the Role of the Intermediary

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation
Baltimore’s Food Justice Initiatives: Urban Agriculture, Virtual Supermarkets and More

Improving Access to Healthy Food
Low Income Latino Producer to Consumer Connection

Improving Access to Healthy Food
Farmers Market Incentive Program: Planning, Design & Implementation

Movement Building, From Panthers to Pitchforks
Building Food Democracy:  Bridging Urban and Rural Realities

The Food System – Public Health Interface
Fostering Health and Equity: Healthcare Models for Changing Food Environments

Urban Agriculture Practice and Policy
Using Community-Driven Approaches to Develop Urban Agriculture

Building Community Power and Local Food Economies: Achieving Food Sovereignty
The Global Land Grab and the Threatened Promise of Food Justice and Food Sovereignty

Building Community Power and Local Food Economies: Achieving Food Sovereignty
Innovation among  EFPs: Contributing to Healthy Communities and Local Economies

Voices from the Bay Area
Perspectives on Dismantling Racism in the Food Movement

Session 5

Tuesday, November 8
8:30 am – 10:00 am

Farm to Cafeteria
Whole Fresh Food in Schools: One Plate At a Time

Get Cultured: Communications and Art for Food Justice
Moving a Local Food Agenda Through Strategic Messaging

Improving Access to Healthy Food
Healthy Food Incentives: Their Impact Now and in the Future

Power, Race and Labor in the Food System
Healing Scars, Healing Bodies CANCELLED

Local – Global Connections
Food Sovereignty Prize winners forum

Movement Building, From Panthers to Pitchforks
Grassroots Organizing & Advocacy on the Food and Farm Bill

Movement Building, From Panthers to Pitchforks
CFSC Strategic Plan Workshop

The Unique Challenges and Solutions of Rural Food Systems
Community Foods Organizing: Building Rural Communities and Food Systems

Urban Agriculture Practice and Policy
The New Roots Community Farm: Till the soil, grow community CANCELLED

Youth Changing the Food System
Building a National Student Network: How Partners Engage In Food Systems Change

Voices from the Bay Area
The Elephant in the Room: Examining the Link between Food Access and Health Outcomes

 

Session 6

Tuesday, November 8
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

 

Developing New Leaders in the Food Movement
Money, Power and the Class Dynamics of Fundraising

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation
Uniting the Strengths of the Sweatfree and Food Justice Movements

Improving Access to Healthy Food
Community-Driven Marketing for Successful Corner Store Conversions

Power, Race and Labor in the Food System
Engaging Alternative Populations in Sustainable Agriculture

Local – Global Connections
Japan’s Sustainable Food Infrastructure: Pre and Post Disaster

Movement Building, From Panthers to Pitchforks
Community Food Projects Indicators of Success: Results from Community Food Project Grantees

The Food System – Public Health Interface
Access to Healthy Food for Underserved Populations

Urban Agriculture Practice and Policy
Urban & Community-Based Ag: Growing the Movement, Cultivating Policy Change

Youth Changing the Food System
Beyond Tokenism: Youth Leadership in the Food Justice Movement

Building Community Power and Local Food Economies: Achieving Food Sovereignty
Corporate Power, Movement Building, and the 2012 Food and Farm Bill

Voices from the Bay Area
Living in a Food Insecure Community