Plenary Sessions
Scaling the Elephant of the Federal SNAP Cuts: Advocacy Tools to Help Minimize Impact on Massachusetts Households – Slides
Fostering Agricultural Resilience in Massachusetts, a legislative panel on supporting farmers in the 21st century – Slides
Morning Sessions
Building Resilient Seafood Systems: Strategies for a Stronger Massachusetts Food Future – Notes | Slides 1 | Slides 2
Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives’ Association, Chatham Harvesters Cooperative, Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust, Fishing Partnership Support Services, MA Division of Marine Fisheries
Building Local Food Security: How public investment can strengthen farm and food system resilience – Notes | Slides
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
Empowering the Youth: Connecting with the land, Connecting with our food – Notes | Slides
The Farm School, Green City Growers
HIP Messaging – Notes
Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)
Increasing HIP Utilization via Innovative Partnerships – Notes | Slides
Coastal Foodshed
From Barns to Bodegas: Why Independent Food Retail is a Key Component of Food Access – Notes | Slides
Franklin County CDC, LEAF Fund, Massachusetts Food Trust Program, Fruit Fair
The Massachusetts Farm Energy Program: Real Farm Stories of Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Notes | Slides
Center for EcoTechnology
Measuring Impact: State PreK- 12 Investment and The Future of Food Literacy – Notes | Slides
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Mass Farm to School, John Stalker Institute, Educators
From Competition to Collaboration: Transforming Emergency Food Systems Through Radical Partnership – Notes | Slides
Food Link, Neighborhood Food Action Collaborative, YMCA of Greater Boston
Scaling Local Food through Shared Infrastructure: Meat Processing & Turning Crops into Value-Added Products – Notes | Slides (Meat Processing) | Slides (Value-Added Products)
Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Franklin County CDC Western MA Food Processing Center
A Tale of Two Ditches: Navigating the Maintenance of a Neglected Agricultural Ditch – Notes | Slides
CISA, Town of Amherst, Fleetwood Environmental Solutions, USDA-NRCS