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Building a Socially Just Local Food System

Is there money to be made selling food in all communities? After all, everybody eats. And yet many poorer communities remain food insecure, despite the opportunities for business. Why should that be? To answer this question, we’ll hear from two different Bay Area organizations that are working on solutions—a for-profit cooperative farm and a non-profit urban farm-and-garden group. The two businesses have at least one thing in common: they have built relationships with their communities into the DNA of their organizations.

 

Track and Session Info

Session: 
A | 8:30 am

Date and Location

Location: 
Oak Shelter
Day: 
Thursday
Date: 
10/24/15
Presenter(s): 

Hank Herrera

Title: 
Hank Herrera
Presenter Affiliation: 
New Hope Farms

Doria Robinson

Title: 
Doria Robinson
Presenter Affiliation: 
Urban Tilth

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