Program Schedule

Monday 9/26

Preconference workshop

9:00

-

Noon

Hotel Kansas City

Event Details

Monday 9/26

Preconference workshop

Realizing the Promise of Urban Agriculture: Curricula to advance planning, policy, and production

Presenters:

Anu Rangarajan, Cornell Univers...

Event Details

9:00

-

Noon

Hotel Kansas City

Preconference Tour

1:00

-

5:00 pm

Meet in Hotel Lobby

Event Details

Preconference Tour

Ride the tram to downtown KC UFS sites with the conference planners

1:00

-

5:00 pm

Meet in Hotel Lobby

Registration

4:00

-

6:00 pm

Hotel Lobby

Registration

4:00

-

6:00 pm

Hotel Lobby

Tuesday 9/27

Registration

8:00

-

9:00 am

Hotel Lobby

Tuesday 9/27

Registration

8:00

-

9:00 am

Hotel Lobby

welcome remarks

9:00

-

9:15am

Room: TBD

welcome remarks

9:00

-

9:15am

Room: TBD

Keynote Speaker: Pandora Thomas

9:15

-

10:30am

Room: TBD

Event Details

Keynote Speaker: Pandora Thomas

We are the Ones- Applying Ecological Principles to Social Design

Moderator: Jeremy Cowan

9:15

-

10:30am

Room: TBD

Coffee/tea break

10:30

-

11 am

Room: TBD

Coffee/tea break

10:30

-

11 am

Room: TBD

Invited Speaker: ANu Rangarajan

11:00

-

noon

Room: TBD

Event Details

Invited Speaker: ANu Rangarajan

Bridging the Gap between Urban and Rural Farming

Moderator: Candice Shoemaker

11:00

-

noon

Room: TBD

Oral Session 1 - challenges of growing in urban areas

Practices and Barriers to Sustainable Urban Agriculture: A Case Study of Louisville, Kentucky

Sait Sarr, School of Urban & Public Affairs, University of Louisville

1:30 PM

Rooting Embodied Wisdom for Black futures

Orlando Zane Hunter, Department of Dance and Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership, The Ohio University

1:45 PM

Risk Perception of Heavy Metal Soil Contamination among Indiana Urban Farmers and Gardeners

Nathan L Shoaf, Cooperative Extension Services and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University

2:00 PM

Organic Certification (or lack thereof) in Kansas City

Semra Fetahovic, Cultivate KC

2:15 PM

Discussion and Q&A

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Oral Session 2 - urban Food distribution

Looking to the Past for the Future of Urban Food Security Solutions

Tom William Phillips, Executive Director, StarkFresh

1:30 PM

Community Responses to Food Insecurity during COVID-19

Nicole Josiane Kennard, Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield

1:45 PM

Working to Bridge the Urban Rural Divide in the Kansas City Food System

Katie Nixon, Food Systems, West Central Missouri Community Action Agency

2:00 PM

Serving Urban Consumers during COVID: Insights from the KC Food Hub

Mallory Lynn Rahe, Division of Applied Social Sciences, University of Missouri

2:15 PM

Discussion and Q&A

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Oral Session 3 - Community and economic development

Using Community-Engaged Research to Expand the Customer Base of Farmers Market Shoppers

Julia Van Soelen Kim, University of California Cooperative Extension, University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources

1:30 PM

Black-led Urban Agriculture and Transformative Local Impact

Lauren Forbes, Political Science, University of Cincinnati

1:45 PM

Positioning Extension in Community Food System Development

Monica Petrella, Hillsborough County Extension

2:00 PM

Local Planning and the Food System: Tools for Increasing Access to Healthy Food

Lihlani Skipper Nelson, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Vermont Law School

2:15 PM

Discussion and Q&A

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Oral Session 4 - Food systems policy and advocacy

Civic Agriculture Through the Lens of Mary Parker Follett’s Writings: Pulling at the Civic Roots of Civic Agriculture

Rebekkah Stuteville, School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Studies, Kansas State University, Olathe

1:30 PM

Strengthening Policy Making Infrastructure: Ensuring Food Is Considered in All Policies

Cortney Beth Szafran, Policy & Development, Florida Food Policy Council; Vermont Law School

1:45 PM

Convening Community: The Power of Food & Grassroots Movements

Erica L Hall, Florida Food Policy Council; Suncoast Sierra Club

2:00 PM

Planning and Zoning for Urban Agriculture

Andrea Clark, KC Healthy Kids

2:15 PM

Discussion and Q&A

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Oral Session 5 - Climate Change and Environmental Aspects

Implementation of Closed-Loop Systems at The Plant

John Edel, Bubbly Dynamics LLC / The Plant

10:30 AM

Climate Resilient Agricultural Practices for Urban Growers in Kansas City

Brien C Darby, Cultivate Kansas City

10:45 AM

Micro-Orchards for Community Connection and Environmental Justice

Ashley Noelle Williamson, The Giving Grove

11:00 AM

A Critical Environmental Justice Analysis of Soil Carbon Storage in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Urban Farms and Gardens

Jennifer Anne Nicklay, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

11:15 AM

Discussion and Q&A

11:30 - Noon

Oral Session 6 - Extension and outreach

Food Systems Practitioner and Educational Resource Database

Kaley Hohenshell, Farm, Food and Enterprise Development, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

10:30 AM

The Biggest Grower - A Youth Gardening Competition for Growing Specialty Crops and Urban Farmers

Stacy A Adams, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Nebraska Extension

10:45 AM

Best Practices for Urban Local Food Entrepreneurs and Building Regional Extension Networks

Julie Garden-Robinson, Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, North Dakota State University

11:00 AM

The Nebraska Cottage Food Industry Grows Exponentially due to the Pandemic

Cindy M Brison, Food, Nutrition and Health, Nebraska Extension

11:15 AM

Discussion and Q&A

11:30 - Noon

Oral Session 7 - community and economic development

Community Collaboration for a More Resilient and Equitable Urban Food System in Pennsylvania's Monongahela Valley

Justine Lindemann, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, Penn State University

10:30 AM

Douglas County Kansas Partnerships for Food Resource Recovery

Jamie Hofling, Douglas County Sustainability, Douglas County

10:45 AM

Developing a Field Guide Platform Blueprint for Community Food Systems: Local Food Leadership at the Intersection of Art, Design, Entrepreneurship and Food Making

Melanie Weir, Social Innovation and Sustainability, Goddard College

11:00 AM

xCarving Out Space for Small-Scale Producers Through Food System Coalitions

Courtney Long, Extension, Iowa State University

11:15 AM

Discussion and Q&A

11:30 - Noon

Oral Session 8 - Evaluating Food Sovereignty in UFS

What is Food Sovereignty?

William Schanbacher, University of Southern Florida Religious Studies

10:30 AM

Creating Interdisciplinary Teams

Heewon Grey, University of Southern Florida College of Public Health

10:45 AM

Working with Community Organizations Part 1

Winnie Mulamba, University of Southern Florida Sustainability Planner

11:00 AM

Working with Community Organizations Part 2

Dhalia Bumbaca, The Well/WellFED

11:15 AM

Practical Tools and Applications

William Cook, LemonGRAFT

11:30 - Noon

Oral Session 9 - Training and Education

From Seed to Table: Coalition-Focused Training on Controlled Environment Agriculture Initiatives for Military Veterans

Angela Melissa Cottrell, Missouri Institute for Defense & Energy, University of Missouri - Kansas City

3:00 - 3:15PM

Growing Growers KC: Making Impact with a Partnership Beginning Farmer Program

Cary Rivard, Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources, Kansas State University

3:15 - 3:30PM

Growing Food and Access, Education and Opportunity through Collaboration and Dedication to Hope

Alicia Ellingsworth, KC Farm School at Gibbs Road

3:30 - 3:45PM

Development of a Short Course on Urban and Peri-Urban Food Production in Greece

Eleni D. Pliakoni, Horticulture and Natural Resources, Kansas State University

3:45 - 4:00PM

Discussion and Q&A

4:00 - 4:30PM

Oral Session 10 - Urban Food production systems

Seattle Parks & Recreation's Urban Food Systems Program; Equity in municipal community gardens and orchards

Paris Delaney Yates, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Washington

3:00 - 3:15PM

Enhancing the Productivity of Urban Agriculture Through an Urban-adapted High Tunnel System

John Robert Taylor, Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology, University of Rhode Island

3:15 - 3:30PM

East Bay Urban Agriculture

Julio Contreras, Urban Ag & Food Systems Program, University of California Cooperative Extension

3:30 - 3:45PM

Edible Forests and Urban Agroecology

Naim Edwards, Community Food and Environment Institute, Michigan State University Extension

3:45 - 4:00PM

Discussion and Q&A

4:00 - 4:30PM

Oral Session 11 - Food security and food safety

xamining Food Insecurity in Urban and Metro Areas in the United States

Mya Price, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), University of the District of Columbia

3:00 - 3:15PM

There's a Photon in My Water! The Application of Ultraviolet Light Technology to Enhance the Safety of Agricultural Water

Olivia C. Haley, Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources, Kansas State University

3:15 - 3:30PM

Identifying Challenges in the Postharvest Supply Chain of Fresh Organic Produce

Tricia Jenkins, Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources, Kansas State University-Olathe

3:30 - 3:45PM

Food Policy Obstacles and Opportunities in California’s Produce Recovery Networks

Robert Bennaton, University of California Cooperative Extension Alameda County, University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources

3:45 - 4:00PM

Discussion and Q&A

4:00 - 4:30PM

2022 Urban Food Systems Symposium

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