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Et Cultura St Pete | OPEN Interactive : SEEDS
November 16, 2017 @ 8:30 am - 8:30 pm
SEEDS – Open Partnership Education Network – OPEN Interactive Sessions at Et Cultura 2017 – Thursday, November 16, 2017
SEEDS: Growing economic and community resilience through sustainable local food systems and urban agriculture.
Featuring
Growing Change
Distinguished Aresty Speaker: Will Allen – of Growing Power
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Morean Center for Clay
Author of The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities, Will Allen has simple goals: to grow food, to grow minds, and to grow community.
From professional basketball player to All-American farmer, Will Allen now scores by providing hands-on training, outreach and technical assistance to develop community food systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute nutritious food locally and sustainably.
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License to Grow – City Planning for the Future of Food
(Local food systems as drivers of economic & community development)
9:00 am – 10:30 am Morean Center for Clay
Cities around the country are nurturing new ways to feed their citizens – from the ground up – by using zoning, partnerships, and food production as drivers for economic development and community wellness. How can St. Pete be the “NEXT” green giant- that grows gardens, local food businesses and resilience instead of food deserts? We’ll talk with civic leaders from here and around the country to learn what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next.
Prescribing Food As Medicine
(Solving medical problems through menu change)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Morean Center for Clay
Shouldn’t diet related diseases have diet based cures? Fruit and vegetable prescription programs are an underutilized and popular new tool for addressing diabetes, heart disease and lasting public health. Fresh seasonal food selections could hold the promise of reversing chronic disease and increasing wellness while saving you money. We’ll explore the benefits of plant based programs, area policies and providers showing us the way, and medical professionals examining the claims. So, would you rather stock your refrigerator or your medicine cabinet?
Farm to Table for Frugal Foodies
(Teaching the culinary arts of fresh nutrition)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Morean Center for Clay
How can you eat well, without blowing out your wallet or your waistline? How can you embrace healthier more nutritious options, when your idea of a dinner usually means hitting the drive-through or the microwave? We’ll discuss today’s farm to table approach to learning and loving whole foods, while teaching how to cook great nutritious meals for under $4 a day!
How to Eat Your Lawn
(Growing for family & community)
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Morean Center for Clay (Outside)
Whether growing for families, communities or for profit, converting yards and vacant lots into food forests and growing enterprises can re-connect kids to nature, feed communities, drive innovation, and create sustainable jobs. So how can you start growing at home? How can you turn sandy Florida soils into bountiful gardens? We’ll show you how! Step by step.
Food Waste Woes and Wows
(Sustainability, soil & renewable energy)
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Morean Center for Clay (Inside)
40% of food produced in America is thrown away before it reaches our plates, feeding landfills instead of hungry people. Learn how St. Pete is striving to convert food system waste into cuisine, compost, clean energy and cash, all while cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions, reducing our reliance on landfills, and transforming Florida’s sandy soil into gardener’s gold.
The Urban Ag Revolution
(Agro-Innovation from big picture to profit in Pinellas)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Morean Center for Clay
The industrial food system is failing us on a global scale, while nimble local food systems are rising to the rescue in small spaces and urban places. Innovations in technology, sustainability, and distribution are revolutionizing the way we grow, eat and benefit from the bounty, making today’s agro-businessmen look nothing like your father’s farmer. Join the revolution too!
Growing Change
Distinguished Aresty Speaker: Will Allen – of Growing Power
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Morean Center for Clay
Author of The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities, Will Allen has simple goals: to grow food, to grow minds, and to grow community.
From professional basketball player to All-American farmer, Will Allen now scores by providing hands-on training, outreach and technical assistance to develop community food systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute nutritious food locally and sustainably.
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