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10Dec 2020

Virtual Farm Events

December 10, 2020 Business and Financial, Economic Development, Events, Latest News, Teaching & Learning 0 Comment

Here’s a developing list of resources related to creating virtual farm tours and other farm events. Virtual Farm & Food Experiences webinar. Univ of Vermont and International Workshop on AgriTourism. Visit the latter for more webinars. Sponsored by Yonder, a new agritourism and farm stay platform. Also see the resources from the webinar: Eleanor Leger, […]

02Dec 2020

Anti-racism: Conversations around your table(s)

December 2, 2020 Community Development, Food Systems, Justice, Latest News 0 Comment

by Kacey Hansen, MPH, Program Manager, UT Dell Medical School, Dept. of Population Health, Division of Community Engagement and Health Equity This is part of a series of posts from participants in the Texas Local Food Anti-Racism training by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Together we are creating an anti-racist food system […]

14Oct 2020

The Door Opens and in Walks White Supremacy

October 14, 2020 Economic Development, Food Systems, Justice, Latest News, Resilience, Teaching & Learning 0 Comment

by Jules Assata This is part of a series of posts from participants in the Texas Local Food Anti-Racism training by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Together we are creating an anti-racist food system in Texas. How long has it taken me to write my blog piece? Longer than I intended, that’s […]

08Oct 2020

Anti-Racism Training Reframes Our Liberal Principles

October 8, 2020 Community Development, Economic Development, Food Systems, Justice, Latest News, Resilience, Teaching & Learning 0 Comment

by Adam Orman This is part of a series of posts from participants in the Texas Local Food Anti-Racism training by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Together we are creating an anti-racist food system in Texas. This post is by Adam Orman, General Manager and Owner of L’Oca d’Oro restaurant in Austin, […]

03Oct 2020

Uprooting Racism in the Food System organized by Soul Fire Farm

October 3, 2020 Community Development, Economic Development, Food Systems, Justice, Latest News, Money, Resilience, Teaching & Learning 0 Comment

by Carolina Mueller The Texas Center for Local Food invited Carolina Mueller to share her impressions of the training in support of our collective work to create anti-racist food systems in Texas. We are grateful for her willingness to share. Carolina is a food systems practitioner, part-time farmer and full-time graduate student at the LBJ […]

22Sep 2020

Know Better, Do Better

September 22, 2020 Community Development, Economic Development, Food Systems, Justice, Latest News, Resilience, Teaching & Learning 0 Comment

by Alejandra Rodriguez Boughton This is part of a series of posts from participants in the Texas Local Food Anti-Racism training by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). Together we are creating an anti-racist food system in Texas. My name is Alejandra Rodriguez Boughton, I’m originally from Monterrey, Mexico, but I’ve called Austin […]

14Sep 2020

Black farmers’ markets work to “redesign the food system”

September 14, 2020 Business and Financial, Buying Food, Community Development, farmers market, Food Systems, Justice, Latest News 0 Comment

From our friends at The Counter, this excellent overview of the history of Black farmers and current actions to dismantle racism in our food system. Farmers market managers take note and count on us at the Texas Center for Local Food to support your shift to a more diverse customer base. “… the recent movement […]

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