food and faith movements. Through ritual, keynotes, a garden
tour, and interactive workshops, Netiya will convene, educate and inspire Angelenos of all faiths to advance community food security on faith-based institutional lands.
When: October 23, 2016, 3-7pm (see detailed schedule below)
.
Where: Prince of Peace Church,
5700 Rudnick Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6238. The church features a two-acre fruit orchard installed by Netiya and Seeds of Hope; a community garden; and an interfaith food pantry that feeds 3000 people monthly.
Who: Thirty confirmed speakers including keynotes speakers: Amelia Saltsman (Jewish Seasonal Kitchen), Amy Scattergood (Food Editor, Los Angeles Times), Rob Eshman (Editor, Jewish Journal), Saaliha Khan (Northeast Valley Health Corporation).
Clergy: Rabbi Mel Gottlieb (Ikar, Academy of Jewish Religion), Rev. Peter Rood (Holy Nativity Church), Rev. Amy Woofenden (Farm Church), Rabbi Adam Allenberg (Hebrew Union College), Minister Dawnesha Beaver (New Mount Calvary Church), Minister Lara McAuley (Emmanuel HM Turner AME Church), Minister Anthony McAuley (Emmanuel HM Turner AME Church).
Additional Speakers: Devorah Brous (Netiya), Irv Hershenbaum (United Farm Workers), Adam Siegel (Beit T’Shuvah), Julie Beals (LACGC), Sarah Nolan (Abundant Table), Sonya Masinovsky (Salt & Zest), Jeanne McConnell (Unitarian Universalist Church), Rae Huang (Give Urban Farms), Nate Looney (Westside Urban Farms), Anthony Manousos (Interfaith Quaker) Irene Pena (Proyecto Jardin), Andrew Douglas (Collaborative for Urban Agroecology LA), Steven Wynbrandt (Wynbrandt Bio-dynamic Farms), Olivia Chumacero (Everything is Medicine/First Nation), Zak Zaidman (Natural Foods Entrepreneur), Frank Tamborello (Hunger Action LA), Mary MacVean (Community Partners, Bell Farm), Celestine Barnwell (NaturaGrow, Shumei), Fred Summers (SOVA Food Pantry).
Artisans: LA Bread Bakers, Sarah Klegman (Challah Hub), Roe Sie (King’s Roost).
Ritual Leaders: Aztec Dancers (Danza Tlaltekuhtli) Sukkot Harvest prayers (lead by Ikar Green Action).
What: Gardeners, cooks, organizers, and educators as well as influential lay leaders and clergy from many faith traditions, jointly explore the shared belief of land stewardship.
Sponsors: Art of Tea, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation, the Church of the Holy Nativity, Groceryships, Hnina Chocolate, Ikar, Jewish Journal, Pulp Pantry, Senator Bob Hertzberg’s Office, Sinai Akiba Academy/Sinai Temple, Temple Emanuel Beverly Hills, Temple Isaiah, Temple Israel of Hollywood, Temple Ramat Zion, Valley Beth Shalom and Whole Foods.
Partners: Board of Rabbis, Bread & Salt Collaborative, Collaborative for Urban Agroecology Los Angeles (CUALA), Give Urban Farm, Hunger Action LA (HALA), LA Community Garden Council, LA Food Policy Council, Lexie Alcon Public Relations, Eco-Media Gals, NaturaGrow Garden Club, North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry, PJ Library, Proyecto Jardin, Shalom Printing, SLOW Food Los Angeles, Southern California Parliament of the World's Religions, UC Master Gardeners Program
###
October 23
Schedule:
3:15pm--Break Bread / Prayer Share
3:25pm--Intro and Welcome (Devorah Brous, Netiya
.
3:30pm - 4:15pm--Keynote: Faith, Food & Fieldwork in LA – Amelia Saltsman, Amy Scattergood, Rob Eshman.
4:15 - 4:30 pm - Break [Ongoing--Storytelling in the Garden for Kids]
4:30-5:15 pm - First Workshops
-
Real Estate or Holy Land? Private Land Use for Growing Food (Rev. Amy Woofenden, Rabbi Adam Allenberg, Irene Pena, Andrew Douglas)
.
-
From Seed to Weed, Everything is Sacred (Steven Wynbrandt, Olivia Chumacero, Zak Zaidman).
5:15-6pm--Grab Food & Shmooze on a PoP Site Tour to Showcase Prince of Peace Model: Celebrate the successes and learn from the Church leadership: a congregational Garden/Orchard/Pantry.
6-6:45pm--Second Workshop Choice
-
Food Organizing in Community (Irv Hershenbaum, Rev. Peter Rood, Adam Siegel, Julie Beals, Sarah Nolan, Sonya Masinovsky).
-
Demo Kitchen on Healthy Fare--Learn how/why to cook on a SNAP/WIC budget of $6/day (Frank Tamborello, Mary MacVean, Celestine Barnwell, Fred Summers)
.
-
What is Stewardship?(Jeanne McConnell, Rae Huang, Lara McAuley, Nate Looney, Rev. Dawnesha Beaver, Anthony Manousos).
6:50pm--Closing Circle: Gratitude for Food, Water and Land (Ritual with Aztec Dancers: Danza Tlaltekuhtli, Sukkot Harvest prayers lead by IKAR Green Action).
Netiya supports Mayor Garcetti's Welcome Home Project and will be gathering new kitchen items to donate. Attendees are encouraged to bring any of the following items (must be new): can opener, sets of utensils, plates, bowls, cups and pots.
