The Foodshed Forum is a program of The Foodshed Network, in partnership with Greenwich Conservation Commission. |
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THE FOODSHED FORUM in collaboration with Connecticut Food System Alliance & Greenwich Audubon Center invites you to New England Feeding New England Connecting regional approaches to resilience, conservation ranching and the protection of bird and ecosystem habitat |
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024 6:30 - 8:00pm Greenwich Audubon Center 613 Riversville Road 06831 |
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Vermont barley harvest, CT farmers' market, Cattle Ranching For Birds, CT grocery |
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Please join us for an exploration of our food system with Meg Hourigan, Coordinator of Connecticut Food System Alliance. Meg will present research from the New England Food System Planners' Partnership, “New England Feeding New England: A Regional Approach to Food System Resilience." The presentation will outline: - New England's potential to be more resilient against climate change through food, and our role in Connecticut
- Why and how we can work together to transform the food system
- Dynamics and patterns in the New England food system that impact regional self-reliance
- The opportunities and challenges in our regional food supply chains and employment, such as:
- Transition to climate-smart and adaptive food production processes that increase food security;
- Maintain more local, sustainable, and equitable stewardship of land and water
Most critically, the presentation will discuss how communities can come together to advance solutions toward New England producing 30% of the food we consume by 2030. Following, Rochelle Thomas, the Director of Greenwich Audubon, will integrate the report findings with the steps The National Audubon Society has taken to protect bird and pollinator habitat through three initiatives: Conservation Ranching, Bird Friendly Maple and Birds and Bee Friendly Farming. Opening remarks and facilitation by Ali Ghiorse, Co-Founder of The Foodshed Forum. |
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Meg Hourigan, CT Food System Alliance and Rochelle Thomas, Greenwich Audubon Center |
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Why is it important for the food system to be regionally resilient? |
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“Due to linked challenges that are simultaneously taking place everywhere across the planet, Americans will no longer be able to reasonably expect that every food they want will be easily available for them to buy year-round.” The industrial food system depends on deeply rooted practices that contribute to racial and economic injustice, diet-related disease, biodiversity loss, water pollution and depletion, soil erosion and degradation, and climate change. It also relies on consolidation and maximizing efficiency, outcompeting and absorbing smaller scale farmers and food processors who make up the majority of New England's regional food system. By strengthening our regional food system, New England can become more resilient against climate change, support more local food production and jobs, and divest from the unsustainable, unethical practices that define the industrial food system. |
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The Foodshed Forum & CT Food System Alliance will convene a series of presentations in 2024 and early 2025. The series is part of a broader educational effort throughout New England to raise awareness and build momentum for a stronger regional food system that contributes to climate resilience and sustainable local economies. Stay tuned for upcoming presentations, in-person and virtual. If you are interested in convening a presentation in your community reach out to Meg Hourigan at coordinator@ctfoodsystemalliance.com or Ali Ghiorse at ali@thefoodshednetwork.org. |
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