5th Day Vermont

Key Terms and Topics: Exploration of sustainable agriculture, biodiversity

Discussion themes: Farming & garden models; community-based agriculture; climate change; importance of sustainability

Reading/Viewing:  RFS Ch. 5 & 8

Fifth Day: Wednesday, 6/12, Addison County, 9:30 am Elmer Farm; Monument & Scholten Farm. ACORN talk

FW Talk: 7:00-8:00 pm Monday, 6/10: Ecology with Justin Mog

Location: 

Key Terms and Topics: Farm-to-plate; local to national to global, Market values, public food philosophy

Discussion themes: Local food system, New Economy, Marketing; local dollars; labeling; economic development & innovation; expansion and efficiency

Reading/Viewing: RFS Ch. 9 & 10.

Optional: Ben Hewitt, The Town that food saved: http://benhewitt.net/

Fifth Day: Friday, 6/21, Hardwick Overnight? VT Soy, Jasper Hill biodigester, VT Food Venture Center, lunch @ Claire’s; Salvation Farms?

FW Talk: 10-11 am Friday, 6/21: Local Economy. Ivor Chodhowski, Owner Field Day Family Farm, Harvest Restaurant; Grasshoppers Distribution in Louisville.

Location: RAJ Conference Room

Key Terms and Topics: Food Safety, Regulations, GMOs, Plastics, Pesticides…

Discussion themes: Local and sustainable meat production; processing, diets, and cultural biases

Reading/Viewing: Marion Nestle piece, http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/

Fifth Day: Thursday, 6/27: Burlington area: UVM-The Necessary (r)Evolution for Sustainable Food Systems Summit 6pm SummerVale at the Intervale

FW Talk: Monday June 24th: Food Safety. Dinner/Discussion w/ Professor Kacy McKinney 7pm Weybridge

Key Terms and Topics: Food policy, Food sovereignty

Discussion themes: Governmental influence, community organizing, and socioeconomic inequalities food as medicine

Reading/Viewing: RFS Ch. 6

Fifth Day: Tuesday, 7/2: Montpelier area: 10 am Food as Medicine Workshop/lunch; Herb School; 2 pm Ag Agency Two Rivers Farm

FW Talk: Tuesday, 7/2, 2:00 pm: Policy, food security and creating a more resilient food system. Chuck Ross and Theresa Zawacki

Location: VT Ag conference room,

Key Terms and Topics: Importance of civic engagement

Discussion themes: What theme has spoken most to you?

Fifth Day: up to you! Gather information for Ted-style presentations 9th week

Dinner with Philip 5:30pm Weybridge 7/8 (not mandatory)

FW Talk: 7:00-8:00 pm Monday, 7/8: Food Challenge with Bill McKibben, prerecorded, and Philip Ackerman-Leist, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Director of the Farm and Food Project at Green Mountain College.

Location: RAJ Conference Room

Key Terms and Topics: Food access, food justice, obesity, diabetes, and socioeconomic inequality

Discussion themes: Food relief programs, Gleaning projects, Farmer’s market, Community organizing, and socioeconomic inequalities

Site visits: July 15th or 19th (TBD), Rutland area, RAFFL, Health Dept., VT Farmer Food Center, Food Shelf, GMC

Reading/Viewing: RFS Ch. 7;

Food + Justice = Democracy: LaDonna Redmond at TEDxManhattan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydZfSuz-Hu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdh_wcCX0W0

FW Talk: Monday, 7/8: Equity and Diversity. Panel: Attica Scott, District 1 representative on Louisville Metro Council

Location: RAJ Conference Room

Key Terms and Topics: Exploring the intersection of food and education, collaborative possibilities

Discussion themes: Food literacy; Farm to School

Reading/Viewing: RFS Ch. 12

Site Vists TBA: Burlington area, Shelburne Farms, Burlington Food Project, FEED, Farm to School

Friday, 7/26: Cook at Community Supper Middlebury

July 8th FoodWorks Talk – 7:00-8:00 pm with  Brent Peter, Emily Hoyler, and Joe Franzen

Location: RAJ Conference Room

Friday, 8/2: Closing Thoughts: with John Elder and Ted-talk style presentations by interns

Site: RAJ Conference Room 9:30am

Reading/Viewing: RFS Part 3: New Directions

Followed by Garden Party lunch