Farming and Agroecology – Sustainable Food Systems Initiative

Fast Food for Thought 2024

April 16th, 2024 10th annual Fast Food for Thought. Speakers include: Speaker Affiliation Talk Title Resources Benjamin Goldstein SEAS, Sustainable Urban-Rural Futures (SURF) lab “Comparing thecarbon footprints ofurban andconventionalagriculture” Comparing the carbon footprints of urban and conventional agriculture Keith Soster Maize & Blue Cupboard; Michigan Dining “Michigan Dining and Sustainable Food Systems” Alyssa Paredes […]

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Blain Snipstal | “Agroecology for the people, for life and Forever!”

April 9th, 2024 In this Food Literacy for All session, Blain Snipstal discussed “Agroecology for the people, for life and Forever!” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2024 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_diO8D1vIQVezN_hKY3FBhw#/registration

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Jahi Chappell | “Beginning to End Hunger: Lessons from Belo Horizonte Brazil”

March 19th, 2024 In this Food Literacy for All session, Jahi Chappell discussed “Beginning to End Hunger: Lessons from Belo Horizonte Brazil.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2024 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_diO8D1vIQVezN_hKY3FBhw#/registration

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Clarenda “Farmer Cee” Stanley | “Heritage Farming”

February 20th, 2024 In this Food Literacy for All session, Farmer Cee discussed “Heritage Farming.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2024 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_diO8D1vIQVezN_hKY3FBhw#/registration

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Jennifer Blesh | “Rethinking Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture”

March 14th, 2023 Fast Food for Thought is an annual event where a group of interdisciplinary UM SFSI faculty and staff affiliates give a series of 5 minute talks related to food and/or agriculture. Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ

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Aleya Fraser | “Food Sovereignty and Chocolate“

March 7th, 2023 In this Food Literacy for All session, Aleya Fraser discussed “Food Sovereignty and Chocolate.” Talk Description: We will analyze the 2007 Nyéléni declaration on Food Sovereignty which places the farmer at the “heart of food systems and policies” to understand what it means to truly advocate for farmers livelihoods through organizing and

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Sarah Mills at Fast Food for Thought | “Here Come the 1200 Acre Solar Farms. Should We Celebrate or Worry?”

Sarah Mills (Ford School) gives a tiny talk titled “Here Come the 1200 Acre Solar Farms. Should We Celebrate or Worry?” at Fast Food for Thought at the University of Michigan on April 12th, 2022. Introduction by Winona Bynum, Detroit Food Policy Council. Learn more about Food Literacy For All sessions here.

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David Michener at Fast Food for Thought | “Rematritaing Seeds – Tribal Sovereignty is Fundamental in Renewing Foodways”

David Michener (Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum) gives a tiny talk titled “Rematritaing Seeds – Tribal Sovereignty is Fundamental in Renewing Foodways” at Fast Food for Thought at the University of Michigan on April 12th, 2022. Introduction by Lilly Fink Shapiro, Sustainable Food Systems. Learn more about Food Literacy For All sessions here.

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Derek Van Berkel at Fast Food for Thought | “Why Trees are so Important for Urban Agriculture in Frontline Communities”

Derek Van Berkel (School for Environment and Sustainability) gives a tiny talk titled “Why Trees are so Important for Urban Agriculture in Frontline Communities” at Fast Food for Thought at the University of Michigan on April 12th, 2022. Introduction by Winona Bynum, Detroit Food Policy Council. Learn more about Food Literacy For All sessions here.

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Marcus Coleman and Angela Chalk | “Beginning Farmers, Environment, and Feeding Community”

February 8th, 2022 In this Food Literacy for All session, Dr. Marcus Coleman and Angela Chalk discuss “Beginning Farmers, Environment, and Feeding Community”. Angela Chalk is the Executive Director of Healthy Community Services in New Orleans, an organization that helps residents grow their understanding about how coastal land loss and flood risk impacts communities. She

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