APRIL 26 + 27 TH, 2014

EVENING PLENARY:
April 26th, 6 PM

Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley campus

David vs. Goliath: Wes Jackson, The Land Institute

Land Grab: Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute

Revitalizing Land and Community through Urban Agriculture:

Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor of Richmond, CA

Doria Robinson, Urban Tilth

With introductions by Severine v T Fleming, Agrarian Trust

DAY-LONG SYMPOSIUM/TEACH-IN:
April 27th, 9:30 AM-5 PM

The David Brower Center, Berkeley CA

full speaker bios available here

The Future of Family Farming

Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm, Virginia

introduced by Severine v T Fleming, Agrarian Trust

Land Reform: On the table

Eric Holt-Gimenez, Food First, Oakland CA

Raj Patel, Stuffed and Starved, San Francisco CA

Practical Solutions: New Economics

Sjoerd Wartena, Terre de Liens, France

Kathy Ruhf, Land for Good, NH

Reggie Knox, California Farmlink, Santa Cruz

Agrarian Principles: Historical Context

Elizabeth Henderson, Peaceworks Farm/Agricultural Justice Project, New York

Gary Nabhan, Author/Professor, Arizona

Discussion moderated by:

Dave Henson, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Evening Event: Reception and Screening of “The Last Crop” by Chuck Schultz // Sponsored by Vital Systems CA

5:30 pm @ Vital Systems CA (a short walk from the Brower Center)

“The Last Crop” is a tribute to farmers Annie and Jeff Main, and other small family farmers, whose lifelong work has changed our food system for the better. It is a CALL TO ACTION to ensure that our nation’s fertile farmland will be affordable to our next generation of such farmers.

www.agrariantrust.org/symposium