Speakers (from left) - Peter, Amy, Jayne, Kellyx, & Nickie
Food & Footprint: Sustainability in San Mateo County
Date - Wed March 20, 11:30a-1p
Location - Sobrato Center for Non Profits, Shoreway Conference Room, 330 Twin Dolphin Dr, Redwood City
Description - Food & Footprint: Sustainability in San Mateo County – How food leaders across the county are practicing sustainable & humane farming, decreasing our ecological footprint, and promoting healthy diets high in local, seasonal organic agriculture. Six fantastic featured speakers, all experts and leaders in their disciplines. Excellent discussion followed.
Speakers
Claire Felong - President, Incredible Edible Mid-Peninsula
Jayne Battey - Owner, Miramar Farms
Kellyx Nelson - Executive Director, San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Nickie Irvine - Bee Legal Coordinator, Beekeepers’ Guild of San Mateo County
Peter Ruddock - Coordinator, California Food Policy Council
Zia MacWilliams - Federal Children’s Nutrition Programs, Second Harvest Food Bank
Recap
The March 2019 E&S TAG convened six sustainable food experts to share their challenges and success with the audience of 27. Titled Food & Footprint, the program’s topics covered sustainable and humane farming, urban agriculture, and equitable consumption.
Notably, expertise spanned the entire food lifecycle -- healthy land preparation, responsible farming, transportation & preparation, thoughtful consumption, and leftover & recovery -- and exposed the complexity of collaboration necessary to reach a shared set of goals.
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