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Previous Events
Food System Summit: Moving Forward Together, Sept. 2022
A celebratory learning and networking event was held on Tuesday, September 27th at 5pm at the Stewart Park large pavilion. Following a brief overview of the Tompkins County food system plan: a roadmap for our food future, speakers from the following organizations shared a 5-minute presentation on their work in the food system:
Cayuga Health Partners
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
Cornell Small Farms
Food Policy Council
Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Food Policy Council of Tompkins County
Groundswell
Headwater
Harvest NY
Ithaca Farmers Market
Shelterbelt Farm
The Learning Farm
Tompkins County Legislature
Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management
Youth Farm Project
Fall Food System Gathering, September 2021
A free community event was held at the Ithaca Farmers Market on September 29, 2021 where we shared what we learned over the past year of listening, learning, and working to better understand our local food system. We shared results of the Tompkins County Food System Baseline Assessment, gathering input for ideas for the future, and shared a meal together.
Kick Off Gathering, February 2020
A free community event was held at the Tompkins County Public Library in February, 2020 with over 100 attendees. Ideas were collected to inform the planning process. A summary of feedback from community members can be read here.