The first national food systems conference since the pandemic will take place in Portland, Oregon June 22-24 2025. Entitled “Resilience and Resistance: Cross-Pollinating Food Movements,” this event is hosted by the Institute for Social and Economic Development Solutions’ Community Food Projects technical assistance program.  Be a part of this historic event! Submit a proposal to hold a workshop, poster session, affinity group, mobilization session, or lightning talk. 

We are faced with multiple crises in the second half of the 2020s and beyond. These crises present opportunities to transform the food system toward greater equity, democracy and sustainability.  To get there, we need a more strategic and cohesive movement. This conference will provide a platform for sharing inspiration and innovation, strategizing and planning for action, while celebrating our wins.