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- Food Literacy For All 2025 Introduction
January 14, 2025 Launched in 2017, Food Literacy for All is a community-academic partnership course at the University of Michigan supported by the Sustainable Food Systems Initiative, School for Environment & Sustainability, Program in the Environment, and CEW+ Frances and… Read more: Food Literacy For All 2025 Introduction - Tambra Raye Stevenson on Food as Freedom
January 27, 2025 Tambra Raye Stevenson is the visionary leader behind Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics, and Agriculture (WANDA). Her mission is to cultivate a generation of empowered Black women and girls who drive transformation in the food system, fostering healthier… Read more: Tambra Raye Stevenson on Food as Freedom - Four Fish: Oceans, Sea Slavery, Climate Change, and the Future of the Last Wild Food
February 2, 2025 Paul Greenberg is the author of seven books including the New York Times bestseller Four Fish and, most recently, A Third Term. A regular contributor to the Times and a frequent guest on national television and radio… Read more: Four Fish: Oceans, Sea Slavery, Climate Change, and the Future of the Last Wild Food - Shiloh Maples: Seeds of Sovereignty
February 4, 2025 Launched in 2017, Food Literacy for All is a community-academic partnership course at the University of Michigan supported by the Sustainable Food Systems Initiative, School for Environment & Sustainability, Program in the Environment, and CEW+ Frances and… Read more: Shiloh Maples: Seeds of Sovereignty - Katherine Miller: The Power of Local Food Systems
February 11, 2025 “The Power of Local Food Systems: How Chefs, Farmers, and Advocates Are Rebuilding America’s Food Economy” will explore how local food networks strengthen communities, boost sustainability, and transform how we eat. Katherine Miller will share stories of… Read more: Katherine Miller: The Power of Local Food Systems - Panel on Food Waste (jøn kent, Reneé V. Wallace, Hajime Sato, and Jamina Shupack)
February 18, 2025 Learn from four innovative panelists: jøn kent, Reneé V. Wallace, Hajime Sato, and Jamina Shupack, as they share their insights and diverse approaches to tackling food waste. Launched in 2017, Food Literacy for All is a community-academic… Read more: Panel on Food Waste (jøn kent, Reneé V. Wallace, Hajime Sato, and Jamina Shupack) - Hannah Wittman: Caring for Human and Planetary Health Through Agroecological Transitions
February 25, 2025 Dr. Hannah Wittman will discuss the concepts of agroecological transitions, food sovereignty, and planetary health. We will illustrate these concepts by exploring the work of agroecological networks in Ecuador and Brasil that connect growers and consumers through… Read more: Hannah Wittman: Caring for Human and Planetary Health Through Agroecological Transitions - Kiese Laymon: Book Talk on “Heavy: An American Memoir”
March 11, 2025 Kiese Laymon is a Black southern writer from Jackson, Mississippi. Laymon is the author of the genre-bending novel, Long Division and the essay collection, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America. Laymon’s bestselling memoir, Heavy: An American Memoir, won the 2019… Read more: Kiese Laymon: Book Talk on “Heavy: An American Memoir” - Austin Frerick | Book Talk on Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry
February 25, 2025 “Barons” is the story of seven titans of the food industry, their rise to power, and the consequences for workers, eaters, and democracy itself. It paints a stark portrait of corporate consolidation, but it also shows that… Read more: Austin Frerick | Book Talk on Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry - Jayson Maurice Porter | Researching, Writing, and Teaching Black Environmental Histories and Ecologies of Diaspora
March 25, 2025 In this talk, Jayson Maurice Porter will center black environmental communication on three levels: researching, writing, and teaching. First, we’ll discuss inequality and unevenness in environmental narratives and how to analyze new archives and proxies of black… Read more: Jayson Maurice Porter | Researching, Writing, and Teaching Black Environmental Histories and Ecologies of Diaspora - Kiddada Green, Jaye Clement, Angie Sanchez | Equity for First Food and Breastfeeding Panel
April 1, 2025 Learn from three Michigan-based changemakers: Angie Sanchez, Kiddada Green, and Jaye Clement. The panelists will share their work on equitable and health-promoting breastfeeding and first foods initiatives. Launched in 2017, Food Literacy for All is a community-academic… Read more: Kiddada Green, Jaye Clement, Angie Sanchez | Equity for First Food and Breastfeeding Panel - Damian Rivera & Rosemary Linares | Building Community in the Local Meat System of Southeast Michigan
April 8, 2025 Join the co-founders of Damian’s Craft Meats LLC, Damian Rivera and Rosemary Linares, as they recount their decade-long journey to establish a sustainable and equitable local meat processing business in Southeast Michigan. This presentation delves into the… Read more: Damian Rivera & Rosemary Linares | Building Community in the Local Meat System of Southeast Michigan - Fast Food for Thought 2025
April 15, 2025 On April 15, 300 students and community members attended virtually and in person for the 10th annual Fast Food for Thought, an event with ten 5-minute flash talks on food and agriculture! This year’s Fast Food for Thought… Read more: Fast Food for Thought 2025
