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,
Week of July 8th
Big questions: How does your site connect to the larger food system?
How can your investigation result in a positive change for the community?
Where can you connect your investigation to the food system at a higher degree to improve effectiveness?
Monday, July 8 – 7-8 pm FW Talk – Local Food Challenge – Bill McKibben & Phillip Ackerman–Leist
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
Monday, July 15
Big questions: What is the definition of “food equity?”
What are the populations that suffer from food inequality and how is it manifested?
What are the long term consequences and impacts of food inequality?
Site visit: People’s Garden
Guest Speaker: Valerie Magnuson
Reading: RFS Chapters 7
Watch: Food + Justice = Democracy: LaDonna Redmond at TEDx Manhattan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydZfSuz-Hu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdh_wcCX0W0.
Local: Fat City– Louisville Magazine
FW Talk 7-8 pm – Equity & Diversity with Attica Scott
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
Tuesday, July 23
Big questions: What should food education look like?
What are the impacts of having a food ignorant generation?
Are you food enlightened?
Site visits: Fern Creek High School, JCPS Nutrition Service Center
Guest Speaker: Julia Bauscher or Martha Dysart
Reading: RFS Chapter 12
Local Reading (optional): Edible Louisville- Agriculture 101 by Mary Berry Smith
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, August 2nd – 9 am FW Talk with John Elder, Ted talk-style presentations from interns
How does your site connect to the larger food system?
How can your investigation result in a positive change for the community?
Where can you connect your investigation to the food system at a higher degree to improve effectiveness?
Reading: RFS Part 3: New Directions
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