Community Solutions to Advance a Sustainable Food System – A free, in-person panel discussion

Greenwich Food Alliance, in collaboration with Food Rescue US-Fairfield County, Greenwich Land Trust and Waste Free Greenwich, announces Community Solutions to Advance a Sustainable Food System,” a free, in-person panel discussion on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 6:00 – 7:30pm at the Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room.

All are welcome, please RSVP directly to: [email protected].

For further details see here.

The industrial food system causes significant harm to human and ecological health. It must transform if we are to sustain life for future generations. The solutions are creative, regenerative and rooted in dignity, care and community connectivity.

Photo courtesy Greenwich Food Alliance Co-Director, Ali Ghiorse

Photo courtesy Greenwich Food Alliance Co-Director, Ali Ghiorse

The purpose of Community Solutions to Advance a Sustainable Food System is to build community support around local food systems change and raise awareness of the Greenwich initiatives necessary to strengthen the regional food economy. Each initiative strives for food security and human and ecological health.

Moderated by Ali Ghiorse, co-director of Greenwich Food Alliance and founder of The Foodshed Network, the panel discussion will enhance community understanding of:

– Food system work happening in Greenwich
– Context around the industrial food system
– Each initiative’s role in leading change
– Connectivity between initiatives
– How the community can promote and participate

Panelists will highlight the collaborations between their respective initiatives: noting the ways they intersect and harmonize towards a shared goal. Participants will be empowered with tangible and accessible actions to mend the local and regional food system.

Photo courtesy Greenwich Food Alliance Co-Director, Ali Ghiorse

Panel speakers include”

• Nick Bridge – Market Manager at Sam Bridge Winter Farmers’ Market,
• Terri Browne Kutzen – Chair of Greenwich Community Gardens
• Julie DesChamps – Founder and Chair of Waste Free Greenwich
• Brent Hill – Executive Director at Neighbor to Neighbor
• Will Kies – Executive Director at Greenwich Land Trust
• Karen Saggese – Co-Site Director at Food Rescue US-Fairfield County
• Joan Seguin – Commissioner at Greenwich Shellfish Commission
• Martha Ramkellawan – Food Service Director at Greenwich Public Schools

Greenwich Food Alliance, a program of The Foodshed Network, advances Greenwich’s food security initiatives by strengthening and  leveraging relationships, knowledge and networks.

RSVP: [email protected] **

For more information about Greenwich Food Alliance:
https://thefoodshednetwork.org/greenwich-food-alliance