Our Food, Our Future 2021: Growing A Healthy Food System in a Pandemic World
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Session 2: April 1
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Food Is MedicineJoin us for a day dedicated to learning how healthy, local food nourishes and heals, and how our minds and bodies are connected in ways we are just learning to unpack.
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Session 2 Agenda
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
- Welcome & Speaker Introductions by Willie Lantz, WMFC Chair
- Food is Medicine: Update on Diabetes Initiatives by Lori J. Johnson, BSN, RN, CDCES Program Manager, UPMC Western Maryland Center for Clinical Resources
- Mindful Eating and the Role of Local Food and Stress Less with Mind-Body Skills by Theresa Stahl, RDN, LDN, FAND, Nutrition Consultant and Mind-Body Medicine Practitioner and Lisa McCoy, MS, RDN, Senior Agent – Western Region, Family and Consumer Sciences - Healthy Living, University of Maryland Extension
- Food System Champion Award
- Sponsor Break
- Food System Discussion: Focus on healthy eating. What’s your idea for something that would really make an improvement in the community? Participants will consider questions about the local food system.
- Summary of discussion sessions and wrap up
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Session 3: April 8
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Food AccessJoin us for a day dedicated to learning how efforts are underway to help our neighbors in need access healthy foods. Then we'll have a special guided community dialog, titled, "Eat. Learn. Council."
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Session 3 Agenda
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
- Welcome & Speaker Introductions by Willie Lantz, WMFC Chair
- Food Policy Councils’ Survey: Food Access during the Pandemic by Caitlin Misiaszek, Program Officer, Food Communities and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
- Local Response to Food Access by Amy Moyer, Executive Director, Western Maryland Food Bank, Inc.
- Future Harvest-CASA Resilient Crisis-Ready Food System by Dena Leibman, Executive Director, Future Harvest-CASA
- Sponsor Break
- Day of Civility – Eat. Learn. Council. A Special Community Dialogue Session - What’s your idea for something that would really make an improvement in the community?
REGISTER HERE: (free) http://bit.ly/eatlearn- Sponsored by Allegany County’s Choose Civility chapter, Allegany College of Maryland’s Democracy Commitment Committee, and Frostburg State University’s Communication Leadership Lab. This session will be moderated by:
- Dr. Diane McMahon, Associate Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director of the College to Community Partnership at Allegany College of Maryland
- Dr. Elesha Ruminski, Professor, Communication Studies and Coordinator, Leadership Studies Minor and Communication Leadership Lab at Frostburg State University
- Sponsored by Allegany County’s Choose Civility chapter, Allegany College of Maryland’s Democracy Commitment Committee, and Frostburg State University’s Communication Leadership Lab. This session will be moderated by:
- Summary and wrap up
Previous Conference Sessions:
Join us for a discussion of Mark Winne's book, Food Town, USA with the author! (Book is included with your conference registration). Then we'll chat with local food champions about their efforts.
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Session 1 Agenda
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
- Welcome by Willie Lantz, WMFC Chair
- Introduction of Keynote Speaker by Theresa Stahl, WMFC Vice Chair
- Building a Robust Western Maryland Food System by Mark Winne, Food Author and Activist. Mark will be sharing highlights from his book, Food Town, USA
- Local Food Panel Discussion: Becoming a Food Town USA
- Brenda McDonnell – Owner of Brenda’s Pizzeria, Ace’s Run Restaurant and Firewater Kitchen and Bar
- Charles DeBerry – President of Garrett Growers Cooperative
- TBA - Wholesome Harvest Coop
- Sponsor Break
- Food System Discussion: Focus on local production, distribution and marketing. What’s your idea for something that would really make an improvement in the community? Participants will consider questions about the local food system.
- Summary of discussion sessions and wrap up