Schedule & Program

9:00-10:00AM

Check-in & Mingling

  • Check in, make your name tag, and enjoy a light breakfast on us! See the local vendors serving up delicious items in the morning.

10:00-12:00PM

Morning Conversation

Samuel M. Ciccati Performing Arts Center, Cuyamaca College

Welcome

  • Lakisha McZeal — San Diego Food System Alliance

  • Rachel Chapa Oporto — San Diego Food System Alliance

  • Diamond Brandon — Poet & Movement Builder

Opening Speaker

  • Dr. Ashanté Reese — Anthropologist, Writer, Food Scholar & Author

Facilitated Dialogue: Nourishing Ourselves & Our Movements

  • Janice Luna Reynoso — Mundo Gardens

  • Jessica Marie Obaña, LCSW — Community Organizer, Social Worker & Doctoral Candidate

  • Shannon Magee — Certified Herbalist, Birth Doula & Lactation Educator

  • Shantel Suárez Ávila — Más Allá (Facilitator)

Closing

  • Giovanni Mejia — Musician

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12:00-1:30PM

Lunch

  • Enjoy a plant-based lunch from The Plot!

12:00-4:00PM

Afternoon Sessions

Community Hall & Main Plaza

  • Education, connection & live music

Live Screenprinting

  • 1:00-3:30 PM — Sour Soup Society (The House)

Afternoon Chats

  • 1:30–2:30 PM — Tijuana River Valley (Education Center)

  • 2:00–3:30 PM — Pollinator Storytelling (Gazebo)

  • 3:00–4:00 PM — Farm to School (Education Center)

Cultural Food Demos

  • 1:30–2:00 PM — Karen Organization

  • 2:20–2:50 PM — United Women of East Africa

  • 3:10–3:40 PM — Kitchenistas

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4:00-5:00PM

Post-Event Mixer

  • Live music, appetizers & beverages

  • Alcoholic & non-alcoholic options