Food Security Summit 2008: Cultivating an Agenda for Change was held February 16, 2008 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville. The Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee hosted this free event to "put food on the table," and begin to address many of our region's most pressing issues — including hunger, poverty, obesity, land use, development and the depletion of natural resources — through their connection to food. To open the state's first-ever Food Security Summit on Feb 16th 2008, Mayor Karl Dean addressed the crowd of almost 300 farmers, chefs, retailers, health and service providers, gardeners and interested citizens at 10 a.m. The event started a community dialogue about connections between food, farming, health, economic development and the environment. The summit was an incredible opportunity to join together as a community to create positive changes in our food system and our region.
What can we do to create a more healthy, just, and sustainable food system for our region?
Participants in Food Security Summit 2008 identified 38 action and policy items in four broad categories: Food Access, Education and Awareness, Farm Infrastructure, and Farm to Institution. Ideas for changing our food system include school gardens, farm to school programs, sharing intergenerational knowledge of growing and preparing food, and creating a local foods distribution center. Visit foodsecuritypartners.org to read "Food Security Agenda for Change."
To find a selection of publications, presentations, workshop summaries, and podcasts from Food Security Summit 2008, visit here. Full proceedings will be released in a final report in late Spring 2008. Check back often-- more information will be posted as it becomes available.
To learn more about the Food Security Summit 2008 and other Food Security Partners programs, visit our new website at foodsecuritypartners.org.
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