SUNY-ESF Professor Matthew Potteiger talked about the some of the historical roots of food injustice during a lecture he called “Framing & Visualizing Food Systems.”
Later Potteiger teamed with Dr. Carolin Mees to talk about Using Buildings to Support Food Production and Community Engagement at the Syracuse Food Justice Symposium.
For all those who think that contemporary Detroit doesn’t matter, here’s a conversation with Malik Yakini, a man who is helping turn the former factory town into a farm town. He visited Syracuse for the Food Justice Symposium. The meeting explored taking back health through urban agriculture and community gardens.
Syracuse Food Justice Symposium
On Friday we got more information about Helping Hands Urban Farm, an initiative headed by Mike Atkins. The projects works with at Dr. King School, which is located in an area of Syracuse identified as a food desert.
Dr. Joe Nimeh discussed his medical research and his gardening experience during the Syracuse Food Justice Symposium.
Twiggy Billue of the Syracuse’s SW Community Farm talked about growing local food during yesterday’s Syracuse Food Justice Symposium. She is scheduled to speak later today about Engaging Youth thru Community Farms and Gardens.
Malik Kenyatta Yakini, Director, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Activist, educator, musician and food entrepreneur Malik Yakini was the keynote speaker for Day 1 of the Syracuse Food Justice Symposium tonight. He spoke about values of justice and equality as it relates to urban farming and the human side of sustainability. The event was held at All Saints’ Renewal Center.
Our interview with Yakini will appear soon.