Events: Center for Rural Engagement: Indiana University Bloomington

Cultivating Community Comfort Foods | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Dr. Keitlyn Alcantara will lead us through how foodways can serve as a powerful entry point into conversations about systemic and historic inequity, as well as systems of collective care.

The Dangers of Ultra-processed Foods and the Culinary Medicine Solution | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

When is a pizza no longer a pizza? The answer has nothing to do with pineapple! It has everything to do with ingredients, preparation, and sourcing.

Farm to Health: Exploring How Locally Grown Food Can be Part of Successful Produce Rx and Food Box Programs for Community Health | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Thursday, January 27, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Strong partnerships are essential for the successful coordination of locally grown food for food as medicine programming.

Exploring Food as Medicine Programs for Indiana: Share and connect with this growing network | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Friday, January 28, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Join Jodee Smith (IU) and Michelle Shippy (Marion Co Health Department) in a discussion about food as medicine programming for Indiana.

Trauma-informed Basics in Food Security Initiatives | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

This presentation will overview the key concepts behind a trauma-informed approach to nutrition security and consider tensions within food security initiatives.

Healing Community Trauma Through Food | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

In this presentation, Victoria Beaty will walk us through the programming of Growing Places Indy and its focus on youth and food equity within their community.

Panel Discussion: Translating Trauma-informed Care Knowledge to Practice | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Thursday, February 3, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Indiana Department of Health's Naima Gardner-Rice moderates this panel brings together individuals who have participated in trauma-informed learning collaboratives with Leah's Pantry.

Networking and Facilitated Discussion: Trauma-informed Care in the Food System | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Friday, February 4, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Join us for a facilitated discussion on the theme of trauma-informed care in the food system.

Food Apartheid | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Join us to hear from three BIPOC farmers from the Indianapolis area who are working against the food apartheid systems in their communities.

Panel discussion: The Future (of Farming) is Female | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Hear from women who are farming in Indiana. This panel builds off the Hoosier Young Farmers Podcast episode "Women in Farming."

Reveal Party and Listening Session: Launching a Statewide Sustainable Food and Farming Organization | Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference

Thursday, February 10, 2022

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Most states have a statewide sustainable farming organization that brings together eaters, farmers, and people working to strengthen the food system and it is time to build a coalition like this for I... Read more