Friday, February 15
Friday’s programming can be found on the Workshops page.
Saturday, February 16
Kroon Hall, Yale University, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven.
8:00 – 9:00 am — Registration & breakfast*
9:00 – 9:15 am — Welcoming remarks, Burke Auditorium
Organizers of the Yale Food Systems Symposium
9:20 – 10:40 am — Panel Session I
Sustainable Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities, Burke Auditorium
Panelists:
- Dr. Gerald Berkowitz, University of Connecticut
- Mary Concklin, University of Connecticut
- Spencer Curry, Trifecta Ecosystems
- Owen Taylor, Truelove Seeds
- Steven Munno, Massaro Farm
- Moderator: Bonnie Ann Averbuch, Yale Sustainable Food Program
Urban Agriculture in New Haven: Limitations and Possibilities, Room 319
Panelists:
- Jamilah Rasheed, N.I.C.E.
- Kim Acosta, CTCORE-Organize Now!
- Raven Blake, LoveFed New Haven Initiative
- Stacy Spell, Little Red Hen Community Garden
Knowledge Equity: Re-Valuing Lived Experience in Activism, Organizing, and Policy, Room 321
Panelists:
- ALife Allah, Hood Health Handbook
- Z Bell, Common Ground High School
- Members of Witnesses to Hunger
- Dr. Victoria Zigmont, Southern Connecticut State University
- Moderator: Baljeet Sandhu, Knowledge Equity Initiative, Tsai CITY
10:40 am-10:50 am — Break: networking & relationship-building
We encourage participants to meet each other, have a snack, and stretch.
10:50 am-12:00 pm — Panel Session II
The Role of Chefs and Restaurants in Sustainability, Burke Auditorium
Panelists:
- Dan Giusti, Brigaid
- Raquel Rivera Pablo, A Pinch of Salt
- Sara Brito, Good Food Media
- Jenna Martin, ConnCAT
- Moderator: Dan Moccia-Field, Yale University
Agroforestry: Policy and Practice, Room 319
Panelists:
- Jeff Jourdain, Forester and Silvopasture Practitioner
- Kate McFarland, USDA Agroforestry
- Dr. Oghenekome Onokpise, Florida A&M
- Tracey Testo, Cornell Agroforestry Center
- Moderator: Dr. Joe Orefice, Yale University
12:00 – 12:45 pm — Keynote address, Burke Auditorium
Isa Mujahid, Founding Director, CTCORE-Organize Now!
12:45 – 2:00 pm — Lunch (Sanctuary Kitchen)*
2:00 – 3:10 pm — Panel Session III
Food Policy and the Politics of Nutrition, Burke Auditorium
Panelists:
- Maureen Nuzzo, past President of School Nutrition Association of CT, current Director of Food Services for Old Saybrook Public Schools
- Suzanne Adely, Food Chain Workers Alliance, Good Food Purchasing Program
- Chelsea Gazillo, Working Lands Alliance
Sarana Beik, Grow Hartford
- Moderator: Latha Swamy, Food Systems Policy Division, City of New Haven
Indigenous Food Sovereignty & Allyship: Establishing Effective Partnerships with Long-Term Success, Room 319
Panelists:
- Kamuela Plunkett, Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Māoli), Hawai’i County Planning Department
- Rachel Sayet, Mohegan Tribe, Food Sovereignty Coordinator
- Kapi`olani Laronal, Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Māoli, Haida and Tsimsian), Yale Native American Cultural Center
- Moderator: Catherine Webb, Yale College
3:10 – 3:30 pm — Break: networking & relationship-building
We encourage participants to meet each other, have a snack, and stretch.
3:30 – 4:40 pm — Panel Session IV
Environmental Impacts of Agriculture, Burke Auditorium
Panelists:
- Ed Harwood, Aerofarms
- Kip Kolesinskas, Consulting Conservation Scientist
- Lori Martin, Haven’s Harvest
- Sarah Sax, freelance journalist
- Moderator: Max Elder, IFTF Food Futures Lab
Sustainable Supply Chains, Room 319
Panelists:
- Anthony Allen, A Tipping Point
- Suzette Carty, Brown Forman
- Rafi Taherian, Yale Hospitality
- Moderator: Morgan Pierce, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Food Labor Activism in New Haven, Room 321
Panelists:
- James Bhandary-Alexander, New Haven Legal Assistance Association
- Vanesa Suarez, Unidad Latina en Acción
- Miembros de Unidad Latina en Acción
- Moderator: M. C. Whelan, Yale College
5:00 pm — Keynote address, Burke Auditorium
Being in Community with the Global Struggle for Food Sovereignty
Smita Narula, Haub Distinguished Professor of International Law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University
5:45 pm — Reflective Q&A with Mark Bomford, Director, Yale Sustainable Food Program
6:15 pm — Dinner & reception, the Knob (Kroon Third Floor)
A bazaar of New Haven eats and drinks.
*Attendees are welcome to bring their own cutlery, cups, and a container to eat with to help reduce paper/plastic waste.