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With the support of the NYS HEALTH FOUNDATION and with thanks to our many partners including the Adirondack Health Institute, the Adirondack Council, ADK Action, Rise & Root Farm, and Weaving Change LLC, we are pleased to announce that the North Country’s annual Feed Back Summit will be held virtually in a two-day format for 2021.
FEED BACK, Move Forward: Responding to 2020
WEDNESDAY + THURSDAY, February 24-25th, 2021.
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FEED BACK, Move Forward: Responding 2020
Karen Washington
How do we create a fair food system? How do we build an equitable future for the North Country? And how do we move our region toward stronger and more accessible, inclusive, nutritious, and just systems for everyone?
These questions frame our annual summit and bring together community leaders, business owners, farmers, consumers, healthcare professionals, educators, students, and more to discuss advocacy, politics, programs, and grassroots organizing. Our goal is to bring creative, scholarly, and frontline perspectives together into dynamic conversation. This year’s theme reflects the urgency of inequities that 2020 laid bare and the challenges we must meet in 2021.
Together we will address the intersections of food justice, racial equity, healthcare, and education in our rural region. We will seek to engage active dialogue between presenters and participants, to identify obstacles, recognize successful initiatives, and engender collaborative networks.
Full Program
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Summit Schedule Summary:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH
1pm-4pm. SPECIAL SESSION: Racial Equity Institute’s Groundwater Presentation
The Racial Equity Institute will open the summit with their Groundwater Approach training session. This very special offering is only open to the first 100 participants who register, and is included with the $20 registration fee. In this lively and participatory presentation, REI organizers will use stories and data to present a perspective that racism is fundamentally structural in nature. By examining characteristics of modern-day racial inequity, the presentation introduces participants to an analysis that most find immediately helpful and relevant.
**Please note: this session is only available to the first 100 registrants. Any additional open seats will be made available to later registrants on a first come, first served basis.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
8-9am. REGISTRATION
networking opportunities, booths and information sessions on how to navigate the summit
Pre-summit session: Awaken: Tai Chi with TaraMarie Perri
9am-10:30am. WELCOME + KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Opening remarks, A short presentation “Food + Climate Change” by the Wild Center, and featuring Karen Washington’s Keynote address “Moving Beyond Covid”
10:30am - 12:30pm AM WORKING BREAKS, SPECIAL SESSIONS + BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Mind and Breath Work and Restore: Eye Care with TaraMarie Perri
Introduction to Disruptive Thinking with Weaving Change
The Art of Being Socially Engaged with Elizabeth Sobol, Lehuanani DeFranco, Lina Puerta, and Michele Drozd
Landscapes of Inequity: Mapping Systemic Racism in the Adirondacks with Loren Michael Mortimer, PhD
A Holistic Approach to Food Security Education with Tatiana Abatemarco, Callie Fishburn, MB Mitcham, and Josh Stephani
Build Back Better Together with The Adirondack Food Systems Network
12:30pm - 1:15pm LUNCH
featuring a lunchtime Q+A discussion with Karen Washington.
1:15pm - 2:15pm PM WORKING BREAKS, SPECIAL SESSIONS + BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Expanding Food Access amid COVID-19 with Brittany Christianson, Krista Hesdorfer, and Misha Marvel
Workshare Warriors: A Non-Monetary CSA Model with Ann and Catherine Bennett
Weaving a New Narrative: Planting the Seeds and Stories for our Regenerative Future with Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo and Blake Lavia
Who Cares for the Caretaker? Self-Care Practices and Resources with TaraMarie Perri
2:15pm-3:20pm CLOSING REMARKS + KEYNOTE
Featuring Erin Watson, PhD of Weaving Change
3:20pm - 4:30pm NETWORKING + INFORMATION BOOTHS
Meet with speakers and fellow participants, learn more about partner programs and form new alliances and collaborations.
Learn more about previous summits HERE
Submit a proposal by downloading the RFP PDF HERE
ABOUT THE PLATFORM
Built from the ground up, the Bevy virtual conference platform recreates the in-person experience on a virtual platform. Craigardan is honored to be included as a BevyCares community for change partner and has been gifted access to this powerful platform as a local chapter.
The Bevy platform will provide a rich and engaging summit experience for sponsors, speakers, and participants alike. Individuals will be able to fully control their day, moving freely from room to room, breakout session to breakout session. We can network, have conversations in the lobby, and learn more about sponsors at their information booth. This is the next best thing to gathering in person!
Food Justice Summit Sponsorship: Would you like to sponsor the upcoming summit? View the full sponsorship menu HERE.
Click the button below to purchase a sponsorship at any level. Please email info@craigardan.org with questions.
PARTNERS/SPONSORS:
BevyCares
Adirondack Foundation
Pitney Meadows Community Farm
The Paul Smith’s College Center for Sustainability
The Adirondack Land Trust
Asgaard Farm & Dairy
Stewart’s Shops
Blue Mountain Center
Adirondack Harvest
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Adirondack North Country Association
GreatRange
John Brown Lives!
North Country School / Camp Treetops
Essex County Farm Bureau
The Hub on The Hill
Friend of Reber Rock Farm
THANK YOU to our SPONSORS!
Sponsorships make all of this possible! Our goal is to keep the registration fee as LOW as possible for everyone while providing a rich and impactful event.
KEY EVENT SPONSOR:
KEYNOTE SPONSORS:
Adirondack Health Institute
ADK Action
The Adirondack Council / Essex Farm Institute
Weaving Change
Rise & Root Farm
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REGISTRATION CLOSES 2.23.21 AT 6PM