Creating the Future of Food & Community Panel Discussion
Schedule
Sun Oct 06 2024 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
School for Advanced Research | Santa Fe, NM
About this Event
The School for Advanced Reasearch presents this event as part of its Humanities Festival: Food for Thought.
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Come to the historic SAR campus for a presentation on "Creating the Future of Food" by Senior Global Futures Scientist (Arizona State University) Katheleen Merrigan. A community discussion will follow with local food sustainability practitioners.
Note: Space in the historic SAR Boardroom is limited. Get your ticket today!
Presentation
Creating the Future of Food: From the Nation’s Capital to the Local Farmers Market
Kathleen Merrigan
Kathleen Merrigan is an expert in food and agriculture policy. As deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (2009–13), she created and led the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative to support local food systems; was a key architect of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign; and made history as the first woman to chair the Ministerial Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Currently, she is executive director of the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University.
Discussion
Local Focus: Agroecosystems of New Mexico
Kathleen Merrigan, moderator
Join a community discussion with Manny Encinias, co-owner of Buffalo Creek Ranch in Moriarty, NM, and executive director of Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute; Elan Silverblatt-Buser, co-founder of Silver Leaf Farms in Corrales, NM; and Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo), founder of Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute at Santa Clara Pueblo.
Where is it happening?
School for Advanced Research, 660 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 17.50