We are excited to share information from Sowing Seeds Here and Now! Please click on the below links to view handouts and PowerPoint presentations from the day of the summit.
Urban Farm Design
Vinnie Bevivino, Christian Menendez Engaged Community Offshoots, Brennan Dougherty Our School At Blair Grocery, Gene Casey, Greenhouse Growers Cooperative
-Urban Farm Design Business Plan Basics
Linking Food and Health
Presenters: Celeste James, Kaiser Permanente; Louise Mitchell, Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment; Jody Tick, Capital Area Food Bank
Linking Theory and Practice: Baltimore Case Study
Presenters: Amanda Behrens, Anne Palmer, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future; Tyler Brown, Real Food Farm
Farming and Faith Communities
Presenters: Larry Bangs, USDA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships; Angela Smith, Johns Hopkins Food and Faith Project; Joan Norman, One Straw Farm
Bridging the Gap: Getting Fresh Food to the People
Presenters: Carl Rollins, community food activist; Tanikka Cunningham, Healthy Solutions DC; Kristin Roberts, DC Hunger Solutions; Maurice Small, City Fresh Social Enterprise
Farming in the Middle of Your Market
Presenters: Gul Guleryuz, M-NCPPC; Hiu Newcomb, Potomac Vegetable Farms; Lisa Rogers, Feed Denver; Sandy Han – Zoning and Urban Agriculture
Engaging Youth
Presenters: Kaifa Anderson-Hall – Washington Youth Garden; Jo Kantz, Foundations, Inc. Seeds for Learning, Nat Turner Our School At Blair Grocery
Healthy Food and Farms in Schools
Presenters: Andrea Northup, DC Farm to School Network; Greg Strella, Baltimore City Public Schools; Christi Dorsey, Prince George’s County Public Schools; Jesse Kurtz-Nicholl – Healthy Food and Farms in Schools
Growing Business Models
Presenters: Christopher Washington, Engaged Community Offshoots (ECO); Cheryl Kollin – Rooted in Social Enterprise; Matthew Kochka, Victory Programs reVision Urban Farm; Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin (invited)
Food and Environmental Justice
Genevieve Villamora, Common Good City Farm Board Member; Chris Bolden-Newsome, Foundations Inc. Seeds for Learning; Lorette Picciano, Rural Coalition; Michael G. Van Ness, Esq. – Lynchburg Grows!
