Second Annual
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Sampling of the classes to be offered:
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Speaker: Will Allen
WILL ALLEN, son of a sharecropper, former professional basketball player, ex-corporate sales leader and now farmer, has become recognized as among the preeminent thinkers of our time on agriculture and food policy. The founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc., a farm and community food center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Will is widely considered the leading authority in the expanding field of urban agriculture.
At Growing Power and in community food projects across the nation and around the world, Will promotes the belief that all people, regardless of their economic circumstances, should have access to fresh, safe, affordable and nutritious foods at all times. Using methods he has developed over a lifetime, Will trains community members to become community farmers, assuring them a secure source of good food without regard to political or economic forces.
In 2008, Will was named a John D. and Katherine T. McArthur Foundation Fellow and was awarded a prestigious foundation “genius grant” for his work – only the second farmer ever to be so honored. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in February 2010, he was invited to the White House to join First Lady Michelle Obama in launching “Let’s Move!” her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. In May 2010, Time magazine named Will to the Time 100 World’s Most Influential People.
At Growing Power and in community food projects across the nation and around the world, Will promotes the belief that all people, regardless of their economic circumstances, should have access to fresh, safe, affordable and nutritious foods at all times. Using methods he has developed over a lifetime, Will trains community members to become community farmers, assuring them a secure source of good food without regard to political or economic forces.
In 2008, Will was named a John D. and Katherine T. McArthur Foundation Fellow and was awarded a prestigious foundation “genius grant” for his work – only the second farmer ever to be so honored. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in February 2010, he was invited to the White House to join First Lady Michelle Obama in launching “Let’s Move!” her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. In May 2010, Time magazine named Will to the Time 100 World’s Most Influential People.
Speaker: Gary Nabhan
Food Justice in the Face of Climate Change: Resilience through Cultural and Biological Diversity
Food justice hinges on creating stronger linkages between food producers and consumers, especially in places where one or the other have been historically marginalized. True food justice gives equal attention to farmers, ranchers, urban gardeners, gleaners, truckers, home cooks, school children, elderlies and the homeless through building a more cohesive food community. This cohesion may
initially become tattered by climate change, but diverse cultural communities empowered to use diverse food resources will ultimately have more resilience in the face of uncertainty. We will explore how climate change is affecting food system resilience in the arid west as a case in point.
In Gary's own words: Caring Capacity vs. Carrying Capacity
Gary Paul Nabhan is an internationally-celebrated nature writer, seed saver, conservation biologist and sustainable agriculture activist who has been called “the father of the local food movement” by Utne Reader, Mother Earth News, Carleton College and Unity College. Gary is also an orchard-keeper, wild forager and Ecumenical Franciscan brother in his hometown of Patagonia, Arizona near the Mexican border.
He is author or editor of twenty-four books, some of which have been translated into Spanish, Italian, French, Croation, Korean, Chinese and Japanese. For his writing and collaborative conservation work, he has been honored with a MacArthur “genius” award, a Southwest Book Award, the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing, the Vavilov Medal, and lifetime achievement awards from the Quivira Coalition and Society for Ethnobiology.
He works as most of the year as a research scientist at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona, and the rest as co-founder-facilitator of several food and farming alliances, including Renewing America’s Food Traditions and Flavors Without Borders.
Food justice hinges on creating stronger linkages between food producers and consumers, especially in places where one or the other have been historically marginalized. True food justice gives equal attention to farmers, ranchers, urban gardeners, gleaners, truckers, home cooks, school children, elderlies and the homeless through building a more cohesive food community. This cohesion may
initially become tattered by climate change, but diverse cultural communities empowered to use diverse food resources will ultimately have more resilience in the face of uncertainty. We will explore how climate change is affecting food system resilience in the arid west as a case in point.
In Gary's own words: Caring Capacity vs. Carrying Capacity
Gary Paul Nabhan is an internationally-celebrated nature writer, seed saver, conservation biologist and sustainable agriculture activist who has been called “the father of the local food movement” by Utne Reader, Mother Earth News, Carleton College and Unity College. Gary is also an orchard-keeper, wild forager and Ecumenical Franciscan brother in his hometown of Patagonia, Arizona near the Mexican border.
He is author or editor of twenty-four books, some of which have been translated into Spanish, Italian, French, Croation, Korean, Chinese and Japanese. For his writing and collaborative conservation work, he has been honored with a MacArthur “genius” award, a Southwest Book Award, the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing, the Vavilov Medal, and lifetime achievement awards from the Quivira Coalition and Society for Ethnobiology.
He works as most of the year as a research scientist at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona, and the rest as co-founder-facilitator of several food and farming alliances, including Renewing America’s Food Traditions and Flavors Without Borders.
Meet your teachers...
Jerome Osentowski
Learn more about Jerome | Penn & Cord Parmenter
| Joel Reich
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March 24-31, 2012
It begins with your circle of influence. Taking control of the food you eat. Becoming a farmer to feed your community. Join us in celebrating the power in you, the power in community.
The Urban Farmers & Vegetable Gardeners Symposium has grown into a week long celebration of recognizing, remembering the power in you, in us. The week begins with farming gardening skill building and networking. Inspiration from national and regional leaders Will Allen and Gary Nabhan.
The Urban Farmers & Vegetable Gardeners Symposium has grown into a week long celebration of recognizing, remembering the power in you, in us. The week begins with farming gardening skill building and networking. Inspiration from national and regional leaders Will Allen and Gary Nabhan.
Talks, Arts, & Films
It continues with LOCAL CONVERSATION: TALKS, ARTS, AND FILMS. Between March 26-30th the week's events will include
- TUES: A Slow Money conversation - Investing as if Food, Farm, and Fertility Matter.
- WEDS: Chipotle Food Film Series at GreenSpaces.
- THURS: Community Art Fundraiser at Hinterland.
InPower 5K Run
SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST, 9 AM
INPOWER 5K NEIGHBORHOOD RUN/ROLL/STROLL 5K
Explore the vibrant central Denver communities of the Greater Five Points neighborhoods including Ballpark, RINO, Upper Larimer, Curtis Park, and Welton Business District. See new sights, keep fit, and support food security through the projects of Feed Denver: Urban Farms & Markets.
INPOWER 5K NEIGHBORHOOD RUN/ROLL/STROLL 5K
Explore the vibrant central Denver communities of the Greater Five Points neighborhoods including Ballpark, RINO, Upper Larimer, Curtis Park, and Welton Business District. See new sights, keep fit, and support food security through the projects of Feed Denver: Urban Farms & Markets.
InPower Urban Street Fair
SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST, 10-7
URBAN STREET FAIR AT SUSTAINABILITY PARK
This first fair of the spring season will be hosted at Denver's Sustainability Park, home to farmers and renewable energy pioneers in the center of the Greater Five Points neighborhood surrounded by Curtis Park, Upper Larimer, RINO, Ball Park and Welton Business District. Join artists and characters, musicians and mommies, community leaders and community creators. This street fair will host local food, local art, local business, local music and local fun. Explore the neighborhood businesses through ascavenger hunt roll & stroll. Enjoy acoustic music stage provided by Bands for Lands and artisan foods and beer tent. Learn about your local organizations and businesses. All of this while supporting the future of food through Feed Denver programs
URBAN STREET FAIR AT SUSTAINABILITY PARK
This first fair of the spring season will be hosted at Denver's Sustainability Park, home to farmers and renewable energy pioneers in the center of the Greater Five Points neighborhood surrounded by Curtis Park, Upper Larimer, RINO, Ball Park and Welton Business District. Join artists and characters, musicians and mommies, community leaders and community creators. This street fair will host local food, local art, local business, local music and local fun. Explore the neighborhood businesses through ascavenger hunt roll & stroll. Enjoy acoustic music stage provided by Bands for Lands and artisan foods and beer tent. Learn about your local organizations and businesses. All of this while supporting the future of food through Feed Denver programs
InPower Local Music Showcase
SAT, MARCH 31ST, 7 - LATE
LOCAL MUSIC SHOWCASE
Support local food movement while hearing some great local bands at venues throughout the Greater Five Points neighborhood.
More information coming soon.
Hope to see you there!.
LOCAL MUSIC SHOWCASE
Support local food movement while hearing some great local bands at venues throughout the Greater Five Points neighborhood.
More information coming soon.
Hope to see you there!.
Support Feed Denver
If you can't be a part of these exciting events, consider supporting the work we do at Feed Denver. You can make a tax deductible donation here:
Work with Feed Denver
It's that time of year. Spring is coming. Projects are beginning. Oh...and we have a Symposium and the InPower Festival to put on. We have a few temporary volunteer event managment positions available at Feed Denver in the next few weeks and will be needing volunteers for the Symposium and InPower Week activities
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