The Food Connections conference is an opportunity for people working for healthy food systems in the broader San Francisco Bay Area and beyond to come together to build a strong agenda for change. The conference includes plenary presentations, a guided food tasting, an interactive workshop on applying systems tools for more strategic actions in the food system, and breakout sessions on food- and agriculture-related topics that emerge from the participants. Join us for this important networking and strategy-building session.

Conference Agenda

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Friday, July 14
6:00 pm	Doors open, registration begins
6:30 pm	Welcome and introduction
6:45 pm	Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute offers a global perspective on problems with our food system
7:15 pm	Janet Brown of the Center for Ecoliteracy offers locally-based alternatives for a healthy food system
7:45 pm	Break
8:00 pm	Mark Mulcahy of Organic Options will lead us through a culinary sensory journey of some of Sonoma County’s best seasonal offerings
9:30 pm	Close


Saturday, July 15
8:30 am	Doors open, registration begins
9:00 am	Welcome and introduction
9:15-10:45 am	Workshop: Applying systems tools for healthy food systems with Joseph McIntyre and Katy Mamen
10:45-11:00 am	Break
11:00-12:00 pm	Workgroups to practice applying systems tools to food and agriculture scenarios
12:00-1:00 pm	Lunch break
1:00-3:30 pm	Breakout working groups on various levers for creating positive change in the food system. Groups will self-organize and participants will be invited to offer session topics through an Open Space format.
3:30-4:00 pm	Closing circle: sharing and moving forward

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