Description
The annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference is one of the largest gatherings of sustainable farmers, food system professionals, and changemakers in the nation.
Each year, more than 2,000 attendees engage in an energizing and inspiring learning experience rooted in sharing, connecting, and advancing a common goal: cultivating farms and food systems that nourish, heal, and empower.
Our 2021 Conference features 90+ sessions, 100+ speakers, and marks 30 years of hosting this hallmark event that has served as a springboard for transformative food system change in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.
Keynote speaker is Robin Wall Kimmerer Scientist & author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.
There are 100+ speakers which you can find on the website, but some of the featured speakers can be seen below!
Rattan Lal
2020 World Food Prize recipient; Ohio State University, Carbon Management & Sequestration Center
Ricardo J. Salvador
Union of Concerned Scientists, Food & Environment Program
Judith Schwartz
Journalist & author of Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World
Malik Yakini
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network