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- Catherine Badgley & Malik Yakini | “How do we foster a just and sustainable food system?”January 9, 2018 The 2018 Food Literacy for All course is co-led by a leadership team of Catherine Badgley (UM faculty), Malik Yakini (Detroit Black Community Food Security Network), Lilly Fink Shapiro (UM Sustainable Food Systems Initiative) and organized in partnership… Read more: Catherine Badgley & Malik Yakini | “How do we foster a just and sustainable food system?”
- Eric Holt-Giménez | “Do Foodies Need to Know About Capitalism?”January 16, 2018 Everyone who wants to end hunger, who wants to eat good, clean, healthy food, needs to understand capitalism. This talk will address how our food system and capitalism co-evolved. Using political economics we will discuss why—even as local,… Read more: Eric Holt-Giménez | “Do Foodies Need to Know About Capitalism?”
- Josh Slotnick | “Cheap Food Nation and the Countervailing Force of Community Agriculture”January 23, 2018 This presentation will combine an interactive dive into our food system with a discussion of Community Agriculture. Our interaction will distill out the values inherent in our food system, then I will describe Community Agriculture as the… Read more: Josh Slotnick | “Cheap Food Nation and the Countervailing Force of Community Agriculture”
- Panel Discussion | Local, Small Scale FarmersJanuary 30, 2018 In this panel session, Melvin Parsons, Stefanie Stauffer, Greg Willerer, and Olivia Hubert share their perspectives and experience with food production in Southeastern Michigan.
- Winona LaDuke | “Indigenous food sovereignty”February 6, 2018 Food sovereignty is about having choices. Choices of where your food comes from, how it is produced, and what it is that you eat. For Indigenous peoples, food sovereignty is about health, justice, and tradition. Winona LaDuke… Read more: Winona LaDuke | “Indigenous food sovereignty”
- Chef Kabui | “Colonized Plate: A Tale of African Activism in the South”February 13, 2018 Rooted in personal and family experience, Chef Kabui will discuss the role of race in the food movement. He asserts that food is the new instrument of oppression. Chek Kabui’s talk will cover family history, philosophy about a new… Read more: Chef Kabui | “Colonized Plate: A Tale of African Activism in the South”
- Kimberly Seals Allers | “First Food Justice: Building an Equitable Food System From Birth”February 20, 2018 The same inequities and systemic barriers that exist in the broader food system also impact the first food environment and, therefore, the most vulnerable among us–infants. In this presentation, Kimberly Seals Allers combines her experience as an… Read more: Kimberly Seals Allers | “First Food Justice: Building an Equitable Food System From Birth”
- Fernando Funes Monzote | “The Metaphor of the Well: Dilemmas for Sustainable Agriculture”March 6, 2018 While digging a well by hand for seven months a metaphor emerged —both for agriculture and for life in general. The grueling process of breaking up rocks in the search for water in the most precarious conditions… Read more: Fernando Funes Monzote | “The Metaphor of the Well: Dilemmas for Sustainable Agriculture”
- Panel Discussion | “Food Policy and Health Outcomes”March 13, 2018 In this panel session, speakers discuss policy and its impact on community health. The distinguished speakers are: Winona Bynum, RDN, PMP, CSM, Executive Director, Detroit Food Policy Council Alicia Cohen, M.D., M.Sc., Clinical Lecturer, University of Michigan Medical School… Read more: Panel Discussion | “Food Policy and Health Outcomes”
- Jonathan Bloom | “The Impact and Opportunity of Wasted Food”From farm to fork, America squanders food at an alarming rate. In total, 40 percent of the available food supply is wasted. In a wide-ranging talk, Jonathan will discuss the underlying causes of U.S. food waste and the implications of this problem before focusing on the many solutions–both personal and society-wide.
- Panel Discussion | Marketing Innovations in the Michigan Food SystemRachel Bair, Director for Sustainable and Innovative Food Systems, Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kami Pothukuchi, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University Kathy Sample, Co-founder, Argus Farm Stop
- Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) | “Importance of the Farm Bill”April 10, 2018 Congressman Blumenauer will discusses his goals to “Fix the Farm Bill” and reshape national agricultural policy. Blumenauer’s Food and Farm Act calls for a more equitable Farm Bill that supports healthy food access, the environment, and small and mid-size… Read more: Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) | “Importance of the Farm Bill”