FSNE Winter Series Week 3: Visionary Food Policy

February 19 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm UTC-5

Aspirational Policies and Governance from International and Intersectional Perspectives

**Final details and event registration coming soon**

Join us to hear from special guests about how we can advance a coordinated policy platform for our region that brings together our goals and values for food, farming, fishing and forestry.

Featuring:

Keynote guests: Dr. Mariama White-Hammond (Renew New England Alliance) & Jordan Treakle (National Family Farm Coalition)

Guest Panelists: Rosanna Marie Neil (Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance), David Foster (Harvard Forest), Jamie Pottern (American Farmland Trust), Craig Lapine (Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry)

Event Flow:

• 9:00 am to 10:45 am – Opening, Keynote Guests, Q&A and discussion breakout groups
• 10:45 am to 11:30 am – Stretch break for everyone
• 11:30 am to 12:45 pm –  Stories from our panelists, Q&A and discussion breakout groups
• 12:45 pm to 1:00 pm – Closing and next steps

Who should attend?

Anyone who considers themselves part of the New England Food System is automatically part of the regional network. Because of the virtual nature of this gathering, food system advocates from outside of New England are also welcome to attend. If your food system working includes farming, fishing, value-added food products, food security, food access, food waste, policy & advocacy, education, planning, distribution and logistics, food justice and food sovereignty….please join us!

This session is free but space is limited and registration is required. The session will be held in English, closed captioned/transcripted and will be recorded for later viewing. Facilitation by Curtis Ogden and Karen Spiller, with support from FSNE Staff.

See information about the full series here!

**Final details and event registration coming soon**