January 24, 2-3 pm ET

Storytelling inspires many creative possibilities for collective learning and reflection. In this session, we'll be joined by Center Fellow, Maureen (Mo) McGonagle, with the Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP), in collaboration with Justice Madden and Kim Niewolny to discuss the Roanoke Foodshed Network (RFN) and the public launch of "Stories of Community Food Work,” a participatory narrative inquiry and photo essay initiative uplifting stories from Roanoke region food system organizers, practitioners, art makers, farmers, and more. This form of community-based research offers an approach to understand how the ways we share knowledge shapes the food system we aim to create and sustain. From a regional food system and network perspective, we also explore how these stories provide a vision for building community capacity, cultural understanding, and organizational cohesion. Be part of this enriching conversation, as we celebrate the possibilities of individual narratives in building a more equitable and resilient food system in the Roanoke region.

Presenters

  • Maureen (Mo) McGonagle, Director for Regional Partnership, Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP)
  • Justice Madden, Center Graduate Student Fellow for Outreach and Master's Student, Department of Agricultural, Leadership and Community Education at VT
  • Kim Niewolny, Director of Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation and Professor, Department of Agricultural, Leadership and Community Education at VT

Recording

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