Welcome: From local issues to global impacts, the food system is complex. Join Jane Lloyd, a multidisciplinary environment and food system expert, as she offers insights into what it means to be food resilient.
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Session One: A session celebrating our local food heroes—ranging from urban and community gardeners to regenerative dairy farmers. This session is focused on those building the soil.
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Emberly Weatherall - Grow Wānaka
Diana Manson - Hawea Food Forest
Janice Lee - Murihiki Kai Collective & Koha Kai
Mark Anderson - Westridge Farm
Session Two: What could our future food system look like? How do we want it to look? Our incredible speakers will discuss the future of the food system and open up our minds to the possibilities beyond our current model.
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Jesse Herbert - Freshlink, Wānaka
Zeb Horrell - Future Whenua
Aimee Blake - co-founder Girls Who Grow
Rochelle Francis - Climate Change Lead, Southland District Council
Session Three: Enjoy lunch while listening to John McRae discuss the Glendhu Worm Farm project and discover food resilience initiatives in action.
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John McRae - Glendhu Station
Session Four : An update on the local Queenstown Lakes Food Resilience project, along with a forum to share, learn, and collaborate on food resilience efforts nationwide. This will be followed by a facilitated brainstorming session to explore how we can create a national network for a resilient, people-focused, and environmentally sustainable food system.
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Julia Blackford - Wao Trustee & The Plant Tech
Dr Melissa Robson-Williams - Senior Researcher, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
The Food Resilience day is kindly hosted by: The Woolshed, Glendhu Station
The Food Resilience Day Pass also includes the Green Drinks session at Rippon that day 5:30-7:30pm: What Will 2050 Look Like? Join us for a fascinating panel discussion with Dr. Paul Spoonley, Dr. Greg Bodeker, and Emma Horgan-Heke.
