Symposium 2022

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An interactive virtual series of talks with more than 50 prominent organic farmers, scientists, climate activists, and YOU.

SESSION #1: Milk & Money

Our first Sunday explores the impact of the massive influx of industrial-scale dairy into the organic sector. What happens when a few “organic” dairies in the arid West outproduce the thousands of family-scale dairies across the country? What are the differences in production practices? How can the farmer affect the quality of the milk you drink? This 2 hour session unpacks the recent Horizon Organic contract cancellations with 89 family farmers in the Northeast.

SESSION #2: Protecting Organic

Week two brings together the farmers and eaters who are building a saner agriculture for a better future. What successful models have brought about real change? How can we multiply their impact? How do we protect what we have worked so hard to build over the last century? What is the impact of personal choices compared to political change to move beyond the fringe into mainstream markets and what will protect us from corporate greenwashing, money, and power?