Growing for the Future: Learning from Black and Indigenous Farming Practices / Proshansky Auditorium (C Level)

Practices like seed saving and maintaining diverse and resilient crops, managing floods and droughts, and growing with agroecological and restorative values are rooted in Black and Indigenous farming practices. In this panel, we will discuss traditional growing methods and how they can be applied to gardening and farming in the age of climate change and an uncertain future.

Moderator: Genea Foster (NYC Parks GreenThumb)

Panelists:

• Onika Abraham (Farm School NYC)

• Katharhy G. (Victor Flores) (Environmental Sciences Analytical Center, Brooklyn College)

• Rosalba Lopez Ramirez (Remedios)

• Jess Turner (Cooperative Economics Alliance of NYC and Stellaria Farm Cooperative)

• Amara Ullauri (KCC Urban Farm)