Food & Farming
The Bioneers Food & Farming program is devoted to seeding sustainable, local food systems.
Photo © Jan Mangan, Bioneers
“Don’t waste even a single grain of rice”
Dogen, Japanese Zen Master
When people participate in the democracy and enterprise of their local food systems, positive change happens:
- Greater food literacy
- Increased access
- Healthier food
- Ecological growing practices
- More equitable and respectful working conditions
Not to mention certified delicious local meals with community and celebration…
Just Us for Food Justice - Youth Food & Farming
Are you interested in food, farming, organic agriculture, permaculture, farmers markets, and/or good GRUB? How about meeting young people from international locales, visiting working organic farms in the Bay Area, and having a food party? The Just Us for Food Justice (JU4FJ) pre-conference program is for you!
Other Food and Farming Programs
- Seeding the Future: Seed Saving and Biodiversity Gardening with Claire Cummings, George Stevens and Arty Mangan
- Food and the Triple Global Crisis: Climate Change, Peak Oil, Resource Depletion with Andrew Kimbrell, Richard Heinberg and Debi Barker of International Forum on Globalization
- Knowing Our Food Sheds with Gary Nabhan, Jo Ann Baumgartner and Michael Dimock
- Latin American Agroecology with Eric Holtz-Gimenez, Pánfilo Tabora and Ali Sharif
“The two of us who came from Costa Rica are making commentaries on the Conference for the benefit of the students and the faculty in some of our classes.”
Dr. Pánfilo Tabora, Professor, Earth University, a sustainable agricultural university in Costa Rica
Quantifying Our Success: Results of the Program
- 14 local farmers and food purveyors and 100s of Conference attendees interacted at the Farmers’ Reception co-sponsored by Marin Farmers Market Association.
- 90% local food at the Conference resulted in $14,000 of sales for local farmers.
- 300 people at the sold-out Food and Farming dinner honored Wild Farm Alliance for its work promoting ecological agriculture that protects wild nature.
- 300 people at the Seed Exchange traded heirloom, open-pollinated seeds to preserve biodiversity.
