The Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee is hosting the state’s first ever Food Security Summit Saturday, Feb. 16, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will address the group at 10 a.m.
The event’s goal is to begin a community dialogue about connections between food, farming, health, economic development and the environment. It is hosted by the Food Security Partners of Tennessee, a project of the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies. Over 250 people registered for this free event. Registration is now closed.
WHAT: Food Security Summit
WHO: Over 250 farmers, restaurateurs, grocery store owners, gardeners, elected and appointed officials and interested citizens.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mayor Karl Dean will speak at 10 a.m.
The keynote speakers, fellows from the W.K. Kellogg Food and Society Policy Program, Anthony Flaccavento of Appalachian Sustainable Development, LaDonna Redmond of the Institute for Community Resource Development and Preston Maring of Kaiser Permanente, will be available for interviews from 9:30 to 9:50 a.m.
WHERE: Westminster Presbyterian Church is located at 3900 West End Ave.
Media Contact: Melanie Moran, (615) 322-NEWS
melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu