Schedule & Program
9:00-10:00AM
Check-in & Mingling
Check in, make your name tag, and enjoy coffee and pastries served by our partner food vendors.
10:00-12:00PM
Morning Program
Samuel M. Ciccati Performing Arts Center, Cuyamaca College
Welcome
Lakisha McZeal — San Diego Food System Alliance
Rachel Chapa Oporto — San Diego Food System Alliance
Sona Desai — San Diego Food System Alliance
Land Acknowledgment
Bobby Wallace — Barona Band of Mission Indians
Poetry
Diamond Brandon — Poet & Movement Builder
Opening Speaker: The Nourishment We Give Each Other
Dr. Ashanté Reese — Anthropologist, Writer, Food Scholar & Author
Facilitated Dialogue: Nourishing Ourselves & Our Movements
Janice Luna Reynoso — Founder and Executive Director, Mundo Gardens
Jessica Marie Obaña, LCSW — Community Organizer, Social Worker, Doctoral Candidate
Shannon Magee — Certified Herbalist, Birth Doula, and Lactation Educator
Shantel Suárez Ávila — Founder and Principal Resource Strategist, Más Allá (Facilitator)
Closing
Giovanni Mejia — Musician
12:00-4:00PM
Afternoon Program
The Water Conservation Garden
Community Hall
12:30–4:00 PM — Education, connection, and live music (Main Plaza)
12:30–4:00 PM — Seeds of Connection, interactive art activity (Main Plaza)
Live Screenprinting
1:00-3:30 PM — Sour Soup Society (The House)
Afternoon Chats
1:30–2:30 PM — Healing Our Waterways, Healing Ourselves: A Conversation on Water, Land, and Belonging in the Tijuana River Valley (Education Center)
2:00–3:30 PM — Honoring the People Who Feed Us: Stories From Those Who Grow, Catch, Move, and Prepare Food (Gazebo)
3:00–4:00 PM — Nourishing the Next Generation: A Space for Seeding Connections and Hope (Education Center)
Cultural Food Demos
1:30–2:00 PM — Karen Organization (Mini Amphitheater)
2:20–2:50 PM — United Women of East Africa (Mini Amphitheater)
3:10–3:40 PM — Kitchenistas (Mini Amphitheater)
4:00-5:00PM
Post-Event Mixer
Live music, appetizers & beverages
Alcoholic & non-alcoholic options