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8:00am EST

Agriculture Policy and Climate Change Skyline RoomNicole Sugerman • Ellen Stern Griswold • Ariana Taylor-Stanley • Samantha Levy • Emily J. Cole

9:00am EST

Newark Urban Food System Tour + Seed & Story Swap New Jersey City University LobbyTobias Fox • Malaika Gilpin Anti-Oppression and Food Systems Training Classroom 232Emilie Miyauchi • Griffen Jeffries

12:00pm EST

Registration New Jersey City University Lobby

1:00pm EST

Value Chain Mapping for the Food and Agriculture Sector City Hall - City of Jersey City, Caucus RoomMelissa Levy

2:00pm EST

Seed and Story Swap Greater Newark ConservancyJacqueline Pilati

4:00pm EST

Organizing for the Northeastern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NEASDA) Skyline RoomTracy Lerman

5:00pm EST

Dinner on your own

7:30pm EST

People of Color Caucus Skyline Room White Solidarity Caucus Classroom 232

7:00am EST

Breakfast Harborside Atrium Registration New Jersey City University Lobby

8:00am EST

Welcome and Opening Plenary: Migration, Displacement, Organizing and Resilience: Building and Protecting Community Food Systems in the Face of Gentrification Harborside AtriumBrandy Brooks • Tobias Fox • Mark Winston Griffith • Kele Nkhereanye

9:45am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

10:15am EST

Farm to School for All: Federal Farm to School Policy Under the Equity Lens Classroom 212Wes King • Chloe Marshall Economic Empowerment Through Local Agriculture and Food Systems Classroom 232Cary Junior Language Justice, part 1: Lessons from a farm Classroom 210Raul Carreon • Jesus Gonzalez Negrete • Adriana Pericchi Attention Beginning Farmers! Farm Business Could Be at Risk without Economics Principles. Classroom 203 Rural and Urban Agroecology – Models and Lessons Classroom 214Kathia Ramirez • Kirtrina Baxter • Onika Abraham Youth Perspectives from the Frontline of the Food Justice Movement Skyline RoomYouth leaders from YouthGROW

11:30am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

11:45am EST

SNAP Chat: 3 Troubling Updates to the Federal Food Stamp Program Classroom 203Jack Hornickel, Esq. • Jessica Douglas A Whole Systems Approach to Institutional Supply Chain Development Classroom 214Shayna Cohen • Tania Taranovski • Nessa Richman Food and Farming for Organizing in Immigrant Communities Classroom 212Jessica Culley • Kathia Ramirez • Lan Dinh Understanding and Addressing Challenges to Fresh Food Access in Historically Underserved Communities Classroom 232 Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing On and Off the Farm Classroom 210 People’s Timeline of the Food System Skyline RoomTommy Ngeth • Michelle Nguyen • Thomas Pachecu

1:00pm EST

Lunch Harborside Atrium

2:00pm EST

Afternoon Plenary: Migration, Displacement, Organizing and Resilience: Dispossession, Restoration, and Reparations Harborside AtriumHeber Brown III • Stephanie Morningstar • Chief Vincent Mann

3:30pm EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

4:00pm EST

Challenges, Trends, and Triumphs in State Farm to Institution Policy Classroom 214Samantha Levy • Jenileigh Harris • Tania Taranovski • Chloe Marshall Regional Food Systems: An Empowering Framework for Change Classroom 232Kathy Ruhf • Kate Clancy Language Justice, part 2: How to apply LJ to your food system work Classroom 212Adriana Pericchi • Raul Carreon • Caitlin Salemi • Ernesto Villegas Gonzalez Milk with Dignity: An Update on the Program Bringing a New Day to Farmworkers Across Vermont Classroom 210Migrant Justice Balancing benefits and risks: Using real-world evidence to develop soil safety policies for urban agriculture Classroom 203Mariya STRAUSS • Raychel Santo • Sara Lupolt • Abby Cocke • Valerie Rupp Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide Skyline RoomLEAF Youth Leadership Team

5:15pm EST

Youth Caucus Dinner Reception Skyline RoomNina Adam

5:30pm EST

Dinner on your own

6:00pm EST

No Host Dinners Harborside Atrium

6:45pm EST

Re-Imagined | Eco-Art Youth Space Skyline RoomRoxanna Marroquin

7:45pm EST

Creative Connections Chat and Chew New Jersey City University - Second Floor

7:00am EST

Breakfast Harborside Atrium Race and Equity Breakfast Discussion Harborside AtriumKaren Spiller Registration New Jersey City University Lobby

8:15am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

8:30am EST

Fresh Food for All! Local Government and Healthy Food Access Classroom 212Nathaly Agosto Filion • Angela Davis • Emma Lavin • Ribka Getachew • Andrea Drenzek-Rios Organic and Sustainable Farming and the Green New Deal: What do NESAWG Members Want it to Look Like? Classroom 214Elizabeth Henderson • Patti Naylor • George Naylor • Micaiah Hall • Cruz Marquez Bringing Farmers, Low-Income Consumers and Healthcare Together Classroom 210Kate Miller-Corcoran • Erin Summerlee • Dee Larrier Laying the groundwork for equity in the revitalization of the Mid-Atlantic Grain Economy Classroom 230French Price Scaling Down for Sustainable Neighborhoods: How Baltimore's tiny farms feed their neighbors using ancient technologies Classroom 232Rodette Jones • Mariya STRAUSS • Denzel Mitchell • Kimberly Raikes Making Diverse Friendships Skyline RoomDakota Parker • Nina Adam

9:45am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

10:00am EST

Facilitating Community Engagement at the Farmers Market Classroom 212Mayra Ibarra • Mary Alice Reilly Chefs are the Answer, Let's Stop Being the Problem Classroom 210Lauren Kendzierski Chesapeake Foodshed Network – A Framework for Change in the Food System Classroom 214Lindsay Gilmour • Ruth Tyson • Sade Anderson Solidarity Economy and the Food System Classroom 232Jessica Turner • Anne Schoeneborn • Fran Sanhueza • Emilie Miyauchi Designing for inclusivity: Creating space for people of all abilities in our local food systems Classroom 230Rachel Lindsay • Dana Spett Creating Connection Through Culturally Relevant Crops Skyline RoomAh Wei • Nay Thaw

11:15am EST

Break New Jersey City University - Second Floor

11:30am EST

Closing Plenary Harborside AtriumMichael Rozyne