Real Organic Project: Antitrust & Food

Short, intimate talks from voices of the organic movement

About this Event

Join us for an intimate, day-long gathering that features short, moving talks on the Main Stage from voices of the Organic Movement, as well as two sessions of focused breakout groups, a delicious lunch, and plenty of time to mingle and connect.

Speakers include farmers, journalists, and policy experts, such as: Eliot Coleman, Austin Frerick, Zephyr Teachout,JM Fortier, Emily Oakley, Linley Dixon and Dave Chapman.

We are grateful to Abby Rockefeller and Churchtown Dairy for gifting their space and staff, filming and livestreaming the event, and providing lunch and a farm tour to attendees.

Agenda


🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
Welcome from Abby Rockefeller

🕑: 09:10 AM - 09:40 AM
Eliot Coleman interviewed by JM Fortier: Building a Farm, Building a Movement

🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Linley Dixon: Why we Need a Real Organic Project

🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Austin Frerick: Food Barons

🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Hugh Kent: Losing American Agriculture

🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Breakout Sessions

Info: PFAS with Abby Rockefeller, Laura Orlando, Bill Pluecker and Adam Nordell ::: Antitrust & the Role of the Farmer with Zephyr Teachout, Austin Frerick, Marion Nestle, and Dave Chapman ::: Why Eat Real Organic? Taste, Plastics and Pesticides in Organic Berries with Hugh Kent and Jesse Buie ::: Pesticides and Health with Chuck Benbrook & Anthony Suau with Alan Lewis ::: Taking Veggie Farming To The Next Level with Liz Graznak and Linley Dixon :::Stories from the Road with Real Organic Project inspectors

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Lunch and Churchtown Dairy Walk

🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Emily Oakley: Stay Small and Stay In (Or "Get Small or Get Out")?

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Zephyr Teachout: “Reorganizing Food Systems For Real Food”

🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:20 PM
Marion Nestle: Food Politics

🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:40 PM
JM Fortier: Cultivating a Small Farm Revolution

🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:00 PM
Dave Chapman: Real Organic Project

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