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January 30th and February 6th, Join the Real Organic Virtual Symposium
An interactive virtual series of talks with more than 50 prominent organic farmers, scientists, climate activists, and YOU.
The 2022 Real Organic Project Symposium is a virtual series of interviews with more than 50 prominent organic farmers, scientists, and climate activists.
They just added a special 45-minute session on Wednesday, Feb 2 at 6 PM featuring Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield and Dave Chapman of the Real Organic Project discussing the efforts to save the 89 organic family dairy farms being dropped by Danone/Horizon. This follows our Sunday January 30th session “Milk & Money” featuring the combined voices of Michael Pollan, Paul Hawken, Leah Penniman, Vandana Shiva, Dan Barber, Joan Gussow, Eliot Coleman, Senator John Tester, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, David Bronner, Linley Dixon, as well as many deeply articulate farmers.
One ticket gets access to two important symposium sessions: Use code REALKIM10 and save 10% on registration ($15-65 sliding scale).
January 30, 2022 3-5pm: Milk & Money 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?
February 6, 2022 3-5PM: Protecting Organic 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?
We’re proud to showcase interviews with:
Michael Pollan, Leah Penniman, Dan Barber, Lindsey Lusher Shute, Paul Hawken, John Tester, Eliot Coleman, Severine Von Tscharner, David Bronner, Dan Barber, Mark Kastel, Doug and Anna Jones Crabtree, Chellie Pingree, Earl Ransom, Bob Quinn, Helen Kees, Dr. Melinda Hemmelgarn, Dr. Francis Thicke, Dru Rivers, Paul Muller, Bob Klein, Rosie Burroughs, Scott Park, Kevin Engelbert, Jim Durst, Amanda Starbuck, Ed Maltby, Alan Lewis, Amy Klippenstein, Paul Lacinski and many more (view all speakers and their bios at realorganic2022.org !
