2023 Conference Resources
KEYNOTES
Cherokee People and Seed Relationship
Feather Smith, Cherokee Nation
Building a Seed Commons from an Indigenous People's Lens
Cumberland Seed Commons website
Seed Mother: Coming Home - Short film by Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance
Save the date! Spring Convening in Berea, KY - April 22-23, 2024
Panelists/Moderators
Feather Smith, Cherokee Nation
Jim Embry, Sustainable Communities Network; 2023 James Beard Leadership Award Winner– Watch video here
Chris Smith, Utopian Seed Project; author of The Whole Okra
Susana Lein, Salamander Springs Farm
Megan Allen, Care of the Earth Community Farm
Dr. Eleanor Lopez, Native American Indian Association of TN
History of Cooperatives and How We Learn From Them
Terence Courtney, Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Vanessa Paz, Nashville Foodscapes
Olivia Cleveland, Farmer Organizer
Rosemarie Rieger, Southeast Center for Cooperative Development
Books on Co-op History
Co-op Academy, Spring 2024: A free 10-week intensive course for entrepreneurs who want to start a business as a worker co-op. Starts February 6, 2023
COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE MODELS
Roundtable: Perspectives on Starting a Cooperative Business in Tennessee
EJIDOS: A Mexican Case Study for Communal Land Reform
The Ohio Valley Grain Exchange
Sign up for the Southeastern Grain Gathering - May 8-9, 2023 in Lexington, KY
Survey for growers who are currently or are interested in growing organic grains
Rooted East Knoxville & The Art of Ujima: Collective Work & Responsibility
Food Justice, Coalition Building, & Community Gardens in Nashville
BUILDING A SEED COMMONS
Cumberland Seed Commons website
Seed Mother: Coming Home - Short film by Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance
Save the date! Spring Convening in Berea, KY - April 22-23, 2024
Salamander Springs Farm - Indigenous Wisdom powerpoint presentation
LAND & WATER MANAGEMENT
What is my pasture telling me? Eco-literacy and Soil Health Outcomes
Asher Wright, Caney Fork Farms
Water Management for Row Crops and Market Gardens
Tea Jay, Vuck Farms
FARM BUSINESS
Developing a Farm Business Plan
Rachel Painter– 615-478-5838 | rpainter@utk.edu | cpa.tennessee.edu
Farming Fundamentals: Online training program for beginners, self-paced
Master Farm Manager: program that focuses on developing solid business principles for your farm – can watch live or recorded. In-person opportunities also available at local Extension offices.
A Guide for Developing a Farmers Market in Tennessee publication
Farmers Market Price Reports – helpful for exploring market price for your products
Tennessee Department of Agriculture – TAEP (Tennessee Ag Enhancement Program)
Funding Opportunities for Farmers
Pricing Products with Purpose
Accept and Double SNAP at Farmers Markets
Nikkole Turner, TSU SNAP-Ed, 615-963-6927
Lisa Roach, Market Link
FARM TO SCHOOL
Food is the Foundation: Empowering Students through Work-Based Learning in Agriculture and Culinary Arts
The Impact of Food Education: Lessons from the Farm
Bringing the Farm to School
Northwest TN Local Food Network:
Piece about how farmers' average age is OLDER than it was last reported
TN Department of Education:
Registration links for the Farm to School Institutes:
Cultivating Connections through Farm to School
FOOD & FARM POLICY
How Policy Affects Food Access
Crys Riles, TN Justice Center
Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids TN! We host a monthly Zoom call to discuss bringing no-cost school meals to all kids in TN. Sign up here!
Please use this link to send a letter to your congress person to bring Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility to TN
TN School Meals Webinar, December 14, 2023, 1-2PM CT – RSVP here
Flyers:
We are Better Together: Agrarian Organizing and Popular Education
Olivia Cleveland: ocleveland3@gmail.com
Navigating the TN Legislature & Mapping a 2024 Policy Plan
FOOD WASTE
Lessons Learned: Building a Residential Food Scraps Pickup Program
INTERACTIVE
Improv for the Collaborative Instinct
Anne Veal, Brooklyn Heights Community Garden
Being a Grower, Made Me an Artist
R’Yana Michele, Water Bear Cooperative Land Project
Interactive Art Installation
DEMOS
Kev Cans: A County Cannery & Apple Pie Filling
The Magic of Meal Prep