We are excited for you to join a select group of guests for the second annual Climate Underground. This year’s event will explore how regenerative agriculture connects with fragile points in our food system exposed by the pandemic, as well as other critical and timely issues.
October 20: The State of the Food System
October 21: On the Front Lines of Food
October 22: The Great Transition
You’ll be joining farmers, chefs, activists, scientists, political leaders, researchers and other leading experts from around the country sharing knowledge on the economics of our current food system, food justice, the future role of restaurants in communities, the climate crisis, and how regenerative agriculture can help to solve these vital issues. Each day will conclude with some of the most renowned chefs in the country showcasing and discussing how these important issues affect their work today and in the future.
The CIW’s Greg Asbed was invited to participate on a panel on the second day of the conference, titled “Putting Justice on the Table.” Here’s the blurb on the panel:
Welcome and Panel: Putting Justice on the Table
From meatpacking plants to farm labor to food availability, people of color suffer disproportionate risks and food injustices, all of which have been exacerbated in the pandemic. Featuring Reverend Heber Brown, Greg Asbed, and Jim Embry
Vice President Gore led what ended up being a free-wheeling and informative discussion on topics ranging from the church’s role in food justice to the impact of the pandemic on farmworker communities like Immokalee and the food system around the country.
