Just Food Conference 2017
Sun, March 12, 9:00 AM - Mon, March 13, 7:00 PM
525 W 120th St, New York, NY, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
- Sunday, March 12th & Monday, March 13th
- Teachers College, Columbia University
This year's theme is "A Call to Collaboration," and we couldn't be more thrilled to present this year's conference in partnership with the Tisch Food Center and Farm School NYC.
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS:
Thanks to a generous grant from the Levitt Foundation, we have funding to offer 100 full scholarships to the Just Food Conference for 100 youth ages 18 under, and still have room! We are also offering partial scholarships ($25 tickets) for adults accompanying youth, or for youth over 18. The deadline is March 8th, to apply: https://goo.gl/forms/HOsRpztPfZmb7RT52
- For volunteer opportunities, please fill out this application form.
The scholarship deadline is exten
- To watch Food Talks, plenaries, and Rise & Root's keynote address from the 2016 Just Food Conference visit Just Food's YouTube Channel. You can also find a photo recap of the 2016 conference in our Facebook album.
About Just Food
Just Food is a nonprofit organization that empowers and supports community leaders in their efforts to advocate for and increase access to healthy, locally-grown food, especially in underserved NYC neighborhoods. Since 1995, Just Food has convened major summits and conferences that educate and engage the public in local food, farm, and social justice issues. A pioneer in food justice and sustainable agriculture, Just Food emphasizes the role of community leadership and ownership of food projects, particularly in low-income communities. Just Food provides training and resources to community members so they can:
- Launch Projects like farmers' markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups.
- Educate their neighbors in fundamental cooking and urban farming skills.
- Advocate to make their corner of New York City a healthier place to live and eat.
For more information, visit justfood.org.
