The Dish: Fair Food
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City Market and the Intervale Center have teamed up to create a new exploratory series called The Dish. With support from ArtsRiot, we'll host quarterly panel discussions to dive into hot food issues with the help of local experts.
The Dish: Fair Food
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
5:30pm – 7:00pm
ArtsRiot, 400 Pine St
Doors open at 5:00pm. Cash bar.
This Dish discussion will explore the themes of labor and social justice within Vermont’s vibrant local food system, discussing both what’s working and what we can do better. We’ll learn about some of the challenges facing agricultural production today, both nationally and right here in Vermont, and about some alternative models that are responding to these issues. We’ll also talk about how migrant workers fit into Vermont’s food system, what their current situation is and how it can be improved. Finally, we’ll learn how we can inform ourselves of the conditions and environment in which our food is produced, as well as how our choices can bring about real change.
Sponsored by ArtsRiot
FREE! $5 suggested donation to benefit the Intervale Center accepted online or at the door. RSVP on Facebook or by emailing ttaylor@citymarket.coop.
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Meet the Panel
- Teresa Mares - University of Vermont, Huertas Project
- Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland - UVM Extension, Farming Across Cultures
- Lorenzo Alcudia - Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
- Hilary Martin - Diggers’ Mirth Collective Farm
Moderated by Alison Nihart, University of Vermont Food Systems Initiative
Have an idea for a Dish topic? Shoot us an email.
Meet Our Moderator
Alison Nihart is the Assistant for the Food Systems Initiative – UVM’s university-wide transdisciplinary initiative to promote food systems research, education, and outreach. Alison graduated from UVM in 2012 with a master’s in Natural Resources. Her thesis research project looked at urban agriculture policy in Burlington, VT.
In her free time, she serves as Facilitator for the Burlington Food Council and can be found wandering around local farmers' markets.
Check out some of Alison's work on the UVM Food Feed Blog.
Previous Topics
Panel
- Noah Fishman, ZenBarn
- Abha Gupta, UVM Extension
- Chris Condon, Luce Farm
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Ashley Reynolds, Elmore Mountain
Therapeudics
Women in the Food Industry,
A Place at the Table
Panel
- Allison Hooper, Co-Founder of Vermont Creamery
- Heather Newcomb, FRESH Food Program Manager at Vermont Works for Women
- Cara Chigazola Tobin, Chef-Owner at Honey Road
- Beth Whiting, Co-Owner at Maple Wind Farm
- Enid Wonacott, Executive Director at NOFA Vermont
Global Foods,
Local Perspectives
Panel
- Martha Caswell - UVM CALS
- Jacob Davignon - Rainforest Alliance
- Eric Lampman - Blue Bandana/Lake Champlain Chocolates
- Tony Naples - Starbird Fish
- Lynn Ellen Schimoler - City Market
Panel
- Miles Hooper, Vermont Creamery
- Shirley Richardson, Vermont Chevon, LLC
- Karen Freudenberger, Vermont Goat Collaborative
- Matt Birong, 3 Squares Cafe
Panel
- Teresa Mares - UVM, Huertas Project
- Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland - UVM Extension, Farming Across Cultures
- Lorenzo Alcudia - Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
- Hilary Martin - Diggers’ Mirth Collective Farm
Panel
- Lynette Richards - Community Kitchen Academy
- Benjy Adler - Skinny Pancake
- Faye Conte - Hunger Free Vermont
- Sarah Alexander - Intervale Gleaning and Food Rescue Program
- Rachel Schattman - UVM
Tackling the Topic of Food Access
Panel
- Theresa Snow - Salvation Farms
- Ren Weiner - Miss Weinerz
- Nick Savasta - Cheese and Wine Traders
- Michele Morris - Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD)
Panel
- Terrence Bradshaw, Ph.D Research Associate Professor UVM
- Colin Davis, Co-Founder Shacksbury Cider
- Eleanor Leger, Eden Specialty Ciders
- Kris Nelson, Co-Founder Citizen Cider
- Bill Suhr, Owner/Orchardist Champlain Orchards
Panel:
- Bruce Hennessey - Maple Wind Farm
- Frank Pace - Guild Fine Meats
- Sam Fuller - NOFA Vermont
- Sam Smith - Intervale Center
Panel
- Dave Rogers - NOFA-VT
- Heather Darby - UVM Extension
- Tom Vogelmann - UVM CALS
Panel
- Beth Whiting, Maple Wind Farm
- Lindsay Harris, Mountain Home Farm
- Meghan Giroux, Vermont Edible Landscapes
- Mike Ingalls, Intervale Conservation Nursery
- Heather Darby, UVM Extension
Farming in the Time of Climate Change
Panel
- Andy Jones, Intervale Community Farm
- Joshua Faulkner, UVM Extension
- Jeff Jones, Upper Valley Produce
- Eleanor Tison, Green Mountain College
Panel
- Anne-Marie Lefebvre - Seeds of Renewal
- Dr. Amy Trubek - UVM, Nutrition and Food Science
- Dr. John Crock - UVM, Anthropology's Consulting Archaeology Program
- Chief Don Stevens - Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe