Celebrating our own ANR colleagues Sonja Brodt, Gwenaël Engelskirchen, and Cassandra Nguyen, who have been working tirelessly as members of the organizing committee to bring Native Speakers and panelists to campus to speak at the upcoming sold-out symposium on California Native Plant Foods. For those lucky enough to already be registered for the event on February 10 at the UC Davis Conference Center, you will have the opportunity to gather to celebrate the knowledge holders, researchers, students, and practitioners who are reimagining our food future through collaborative partnerships built on mutual respect and reciprocity.
Led by the UC Davis College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CA&ES)’ Department of Plant Sciences, in collaboration with the UC Davis Departments of: Native American Studies and Nutrition, The Nest, The Agricultural Sustainability Institute’s Student Farm, Student Housing & Dining Services, Indigenous Food Sovereignty Educator & Culinary Artist Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk), and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, this historic gathering brings together tribal knowledge holders, researchers, and community partners.
Made possible by The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) - UC Davis, CA&ES Programmatic Initiative Fund, California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and CNPS Sacramento Valley Chapter, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (Shingle Springs Rancheria), The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (TFIGR), Farmhand Foundation, Watershed Nursery, UC Davis Grand Challenges, The Nest, UC Davis School of Education, UC Davis Health | School of Medicine, UC Davis Department of Nutrition, with generous contributions from the Yocha Dehe Endowment in the Department of Native American Studies and Séka Hills.
For more information, you can check out the website on Native Plant Foods.