How to Grow Local Food Movements

Cameron Terry, a Black urban farmer in Roanoke, Virginia, will share with us his experience in food sovereignty and the local food organizing space. Cam not only runs Lick Run Farm, but is a founding member of the Southwest Virginia Agrarian Commons, which works towards community held land for regenerative food production and farmer equity. He also organizes farmers markets, farm events, and a farm summer camp for kids in the city. In this gathering, Cam will share his extensive experience throughout multiple expressions of community organizing and agriculture. We’ll cover the successes and shortcomings of local food movements, explore how these movements might evolve, and discuss how non-farming folks can participate more actively in local foodways.