Food + Soil Justice Day in Echo Park
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Food + Soil Justice Day in LA
To kick off the Food Sustainability Hub for LA Climate Week, Seeds of Hope, Climate Designers, and From Soil to Soul have collaborated for a day of creativity and action focused on cultivating healthy soil to create healthy food, healthy people, and healthy communities. Register here for the full Food+Soil Justice Day AND check out the rest of the Food Sustainability focused LA Climate Week events.
🤙 About Event
Food starts with soil. Soil is the foundation for growing food. Kickoff the 2nd Annual LA Climate Week immersing in community and conversation. This day-long event centers on soil, food, and community with interactive workshops, composting, games, film screenings, learning opportunities, and delicious earth-friendly food!
9:00am Meet and greet with Soil and Plant-Based heroes: Besties Vegan Paradise, Black Thumb Farm, Climate Designers, Food Access LA, From Soil to Soul, LA Compost, Patagonia, Plant-Based Treaty, Prospering backyards, Tawa Compost, and more!
10:00am Climate Designers Thinknado! creative brainstorm workshop with Marc O'Brien, co-founder of Climate Designers, and Climate Designers LA Chapter lead Rachel Cellinese
12:00pm From Soil to Soul: Food Justice in LA film screening & panel hosted by the film’s co-founder and Climate Designers LA Chapter lead Margaret To, with insight from:
Matthew Teutimez, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Laboratory for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
Talia Dotson, Regenerative Designer and CEO of Akoben Co
Claudia J. Hernández Romero, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sustainability at Otis College of Art and Design
Isaias Hernandez, Environmental Educator, Storyteller, and Creator of Queer Brown Vegan
2:00pm Seeds of Hope compost party "You can compost THAT?!" with special guest Cassandra Marketos, compost artist, writer, community volunteer, and author of "Compost This Book"
🙌 Event Hosts
Seeds of Hope cultivates wellness and food justice by helping communities reconnect with fresh, healthy food. We distribute more than 70,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables weekly, establish community gardens, and provide education on gardening, composting, healthy cooking, and food preservation to increase nutrition and minimize food waste.
Climate Designers is a global design community hub for creative professionals from all industries, committed to supporting designers to be climate leaders everywhere they work. We empower designers to learn, connect, and act on climate solutions to actively co-create a just and regenerative world.
From Soil to Soul is a documentary series and community initiative focused on restoring food sovereignty, created by a diverse team of filmmakers, farmers, and environmental advocates determined to change the food system for good.
☝️General Notice
By registering for this event, or any other event organized by Seeds of Hope, Climate Designers, From Soil to Soul, or by attending, you are acknowledging that you are aware and made your guests aware of the risks, dangers, and hazards associated with any outdoor activity. You accept, and fully assume all such risks, dangers, and hazards, and further agree to release, and discharge the Organizer, Assistant Organizers, and Event Hosts from, and against any, and all liability arising from your and your guest's participation in the group activities.
Media Consent: You consent to the use of photos, videos, or other media taken during the event for promotional purposes.
By registering for or attending this event, you agree to these terms and to share your registration information with the LA Climate Week Organizers.