Storytellers
Following the Keynote speech from Shiloh Maples, these 6 storytellers will share their experiences from every corner of the food system.
The Farm at Trinity Health: Local Farms and Food Access
Amanda Sweetman, The Farm at Trinity Health
Creating robust local food systems is a key component of long-term nutrition security for all.
Flint to Table: How to Serve Communities, not Save Them
Tony Vu, Flint Social Club
Passionate, hard working people who are proud to share their culture don't need saving, they need opportunities to thrive.
A Twelve Acre Change
Nurya Love Parish, Plainsong Farm
When people of faith understand food systems issues, faith practice and food systems both change.
The Hidden Cost of Food: Luis's Story
Teresa Hendricks, Migrant Legal Aid
From enslavement to empowerment, learn how an unlikely partnership began to restore humanity for trafficked farmworkers.
For the Love of Food
Ederique Goudia, Make Food Not Waste
Food can be utilized as a transformative act of love when it is rooted in community.
Good Food in the Upper Peninsula
Alex Palzewicz, Northwoods Test Kitchen; Upper Peninsula Food Exchange
Sharing perspectives can help us not only relate, but open our minds to a more equitable and just food system.
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