Speakers
2026 Tennessee Local Food Summit
Abhirami Thaivalappil
Food Resources for the Underserved in Tennessee (FRUIT) in Action: Building a Hospital-Based Produce Diversion Program for Food-Insecure Families
Akua Adu-Gyamfi
From Waste to Access: Hands-On Strategies for Reducing Food Loss and Building No-Loss Local Food Systems
Amy M. Koné
Coming Soon
SNAP Doubling at your Farmers Market
Anna Grace Dastugue
Nutrition Safety Net Programs Help Families and Farmers By Increasing Access to Produce
Braxton Bradley
Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants, Healthy Life
Brittney Sessoms
From Food Apartheid to Food Power: Using Black Southern Knowledge and Culture for Community-Led Food Justice
Caroline Ideus
From Farm2Future: Building Tennessee’s School Food Supply Chain Through Local Procurement
Chris Battle
Transforming LILA into LIFE
Ciera Garner
Growing Native: Supporting Pollinators and Beneficial Insects on Farms
De'Anthony Price
Organic and Other Certifications
Emily Stutzman
On Farm Food as Medicine Education: Supporting Regenerative Farming and Nutrition Education
Femeika Elliott
Farm to Postpartum: Reclaiming the Seeded Lineage Between Land, Birth, and Nourishment
Coming Soon
Greg Brann
Improving the Land and Environment with Animals
Irucka Embry
A Hands-on, Late Fall Fermentation Workshop for Health
Janiyah Vaughn
Farm to Postpartum: Reclaiming the Seeded Lineage Between Land, Birth, and Nourishment
Jeff Poppen
Water without irrigation; dry land farming and market garden; Plastic free market gardening
Jeremy Lekich
From Seed to Celebration: Song, Dance and Story in Food Traditions
Jess Wilson
TN Statewide Ag Policy Coalition - Updates and Next Steps
Jesse Fleisher
Human Scale Farming - Tools and Supplies we use on 3 acre vegetable production farm.
Josh Wilson
ProduceRx–The Nashville Food Project’s food-is-medicine initiative bridging nutrition access and healthcare with local farm purchasing agreements
Kalil White
Beyond the 'Food Desert': Understanding Food Apartheid & the Black Food Justice Movement
Krisi Olivero
Meet the Microorganisms
Laila Malik
Beyond the 'Food Desert': Understanding Food Apartheid & the Black Food Justice Movement
Logan Woods
ProduceRx–The Nashville Food Project’s food-is-medicine initiative bridging nutrition access and healthcare with local farm purchasing agreements
Lotus Chaney
Community-Led Climate Adaptation: A Native Plant Seed Saving workshop
Mak Huam
Beyond the 'Food Desert': Understanding Food Apartheid & the Black Food Justice Movement
Margarita Velandia
What should I charge for my vegetables at the market?
Marie Holzer
On Farm Food as Medicine Education: Supporting Regenerative Farming and Nutrition Education
Nancy Elliott
Farm to Postpartum: Reclaiming the Seeded Lineage Between Land, Birth, and Nourishment
Nella Frierson
'Ms. Pearl'
From Seed to Celebration: Song, Dance and Story in Food Traditions
Nikkole Turner
Raising Adventurous Eaters: Hands-On Strategies for Parents and Children
Nurisa Phillips
Discussion on the farm owner/manager relationship
Obiora Embry
A Hands-on, Late Fall Fermentation Workshop for Health
Paige Summers
SNAP Doubling at your Farmers Market
Coming Soon
Randall Thomlinson
Ruminating on Grazing-Based Business Opportunities and Risks
Rishitha Nalabothu
Food Resources for the Underserved in Tennessee (FRUIT) in Action: Building a Hospital-Based Produce Diversion Program for Food-Insecure Families
Samantha Smith Goyret
From Farm2Future: Building Tennessee’s School Food Supply Chain Through Local Procurement
Shahar Hartman
Food Resources for the Underserved in Tennessee (FRUIT) in Action: Building a Hospital-Based Produce Diversion Program for Food-Insecure Families
Stephanie Patterson
On Farm Food as Medicine Education: Supporting Regenerative Farming and Nutrition Education
Stephen Smith
Genetic Diversity in Practice: Heirloom Crops in Regenerative Agriculture Systems
Susana Lein
Landrace Seed Selection for Regenerative and Resilient Food Production
Tasha Holloway
Raising Adventurous Eaters: Hands-On Strategies for Parents and Children
Thomas Ruggles
Beyond the 'Food Desert': Understanding Food Apartheid & the Black Food Justice Movement
Tyler Skelton
Small Scale Dairy Production