In the next two decades 400 million acres of U.S. farmland will change hands. Will that land be consolidated into larger holdings and treated as a commodity or investment asset? Or will it prove the foundation for a new business, a next-generation farmer, a passionate entrepreneur?
Agendas:
Agenda from Saturday, April 26th – Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Agenda from Sunday, April 27th – The David Brower Center
Information about the Vital Systems reception and film screening on Sunday, April 27th
Audio and video recordings of the Symposium :
April 26th
Full day audio
Introduction from Severine von Tscharner Fleming – Agrarian Trust
Anuradha Mittal – Oakland Institute | video
Gayle McLaughlin – Mayor of Richmond, CA | video
Doria Robinson – Urban Tilth | video
Wes Jackson – The Land Institute | video
Closing words from Severine von Tscharner Fleming – Agrarian Trust
April 27th
Introduction from Severine von Tscharner Fleming – Agrarian Trust
Joel Salatin – Polyface Farm
Eric Holt-Gimenez – Institute for Food & Development Policy / Food First | video, courtesy of Food First)
Connecting words from Severine von Tscharner Fleming
Sjoerd Wartena – Terre de Liens | video
Connecting words and announcements from Severine von Tscharner Fleming
Elizabeth Henderson – Peacework Farm / Agricultural Justice Project
Gary Nabhan – UC Arizona
Connecting words from Severine von Tscharner Fleming
Music from John Chapman
Dave Henson – Occidental Art and Ecology Center
Reggie Knox – California Farmlink
Kathy Ruhf – Land for Good
Closing remarks from Severine von Tscharner Fleming
Photos:
Photos from April 26th, provided by Amelia Holmes
Photos from April 27th, provided by Isabel Avellan
Additional Resources: