The Bronx Food Summit will provide participants fun, informative and hands-on workshops throughout the day on healthy foods and healthy eating, as well as empowering workshops addressing food access in the Bronx and spurring action to bring better food options to our communities.

Morning Sessions

Morning Panel Discussion #1:  CLASSROOM 359
Food Policy: Who decides what, where and how you eat
Moderator: Jorge Montalvo, NYS Consumer Protection Board
Panelists: Matthew D'Arrigo, President, Hunts Point Produce Market Cooperative, Lucy Cabbrera, President, Food Bank of New York
Food policy is connected to a wide range of urgent economic, public health and environmental challenges. Panelists will explore ways of addressing such diverse challenges as the obesity and diabetes epidemics, community economic development and climate change through federal local, state and regional legislative reform and action.

Morning Panel Discussion #2: CLASSROOM 364
Fighting Hunger in the Bronx
Moderator:  Joel Berg, Executive Director, NYC Coalition Against Hunger
Panelists:  Alison Cohen, Programs Director, WhyHunger; Nurah Amat-ullah, Executive Director, Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development; Max Finberg, Executive Director, USDA Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
This panel discussion will bring together experts and organizations that are fighting hunger in the Bronx in myriad ways.  Find out what programs and efforts exist in our borough to help fight hunger and get food to those in need.

Morning Panel Discussion #3:  C-390  STUDENT LOUNGE
Race and the Food System
Moderator:  Rosa Clemente, Hip Hop Journalist, Radio host and 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate (Green party)
Panelists:  Karen Washington, President of the New York City Community Garden Coalition; Jaime Rivera, Program Coordinator, For a Better Bronx (F.A.B.B); Ray Figueroa, Friends of Brook Park; Barry Crumbley, NY & NJ Representative for the (BFAA) Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association
Health disparities across racial and ethnic groups are of great concern in our communities. Diet related diseases, caused in part by a lack of access to nutritious food, disproportionately affect low-income communities and people of color. This workshop will discuss issues of health, access to and affordability of healthy food, and the role race plays in our food system.

Morning Panel Discussion #4:  CLASSROOM 450
Economic Development and Food/Green Jobs
Moderator: Heidi Hynes, Executive Director, Mary Mitchell Center
Panelists: Sonia Pichardo, Greenworker Cooperative; Dwaine Lee, Sustainable South Bronx; Nadia Johnson, Food Justice Coordinator, Just Food; Khin Mar Cho, Program Coordinator, "Making the Most of Food" Eat Smart New York!
Green jobs are employment options that contribute to the health of our communities and the environment.  There is a variety of food related businesses that lend easily and feasibly to environmental sustainability while reviving local communities. Discover what green jobs and training options, related to food production and distribution, are sprouting up in the Bronx. Learn how Bronx residents are creating new employment opportunities through urban agriculture, food processing centers and communal kitchens.  Find out what a green cooperative is and how it contributes to community wealth, job creation and worker empowerment.

Morning Workshop #1:  CLASSROOM 458
From Couch to Hot Potato
Facilitator:  Sid Howard, World Champion Runner and Team for Kids
From Couch Potato to Hot Potato helps people transform their lives by motivating them to use walking and nutrition to increase the longevity and quality of their lives.  This workshop provides fun, practical tips and an easy-to-use plan people can start today to improve and extend their lives tomorrow.

Morning Workshop #2:  CLASSROOM 454
Health Power and Diabetes Prevention for YOU
Facilitator(s):   Chris Norwood, Executive Director, Health People
This workshop will present various skills, trainings, and tools, easily learned through peer education, which enable people to improve their food, family nutrition, prevent diabetes and also spur advocacy for healthier communities.

Morning Workshop #3:  CLASSROOM 453
“More carrots Mom!”  Simple Ways to Add Vegetables and Fruits to Your Family Meals
Facilitator(s):  Linda Ameroso and Dilcia Rodriquez , Extension and Communtiy Educators with Cornell University Cooperative Extension Nutrition and Health Program in New York City; Rosanna Campitiello, Manger of Nutrition Education, City Harvest; Carla Kaiser, Senior Manager of Community Partnerships, City Harvest; Maggie Meehan, Manager of Seniors Nutrition Education, City Harvest
Adding vegetables to your family life is not easy.  Where do you buy vegetables?  How do you prepare them?  How can you get fussy kids to eat them?  There are simple cooking techniques you can learn and easy recipes to use.  Join us in a group discussion and cooking demonstration that will help you buy and eat more fruits and vegetables.

Morning Workshop #4:  CAFETERIA JFK
Learn How to Make Homemade Organic Baby Food
Facilitator:  Ena Nemley, Just Food Trainer, Bronx Community Gardener
Learn how to make nutritious and safe baby food for your baby. Just Food Trainer Ena Nemley will show you how to prepare delicious baby food from fresh-grown produce. Taste the difference and be amazed! In this workshop you will also learn how to preserve the harvest through the tradition of canning for delicious treats all year long.

Morning Workshop #5: CAFETERIA FDR
Cooking Demonstration: Tasty Latin Rice and Beans: Learn sprouting for better nutrition.
Facilitator(s):  Natalie A. Soleil, Founder, Tasting Awareness
Participants will learn how to sprout rice and beans, which is an easy process that starts with soaking them overnight and observe the use of sprouted rice and beans in a traditional Latin dish, "habichuelas con arroz".  Sprouting is the natural process by which plants develop from seeds, converting all the richness of seeds into a more nutritious, tasty and more digestible form that cooks much faster. Some sprouts are the strongest cancer-fighters on the planet. Sprouting rice and beans is an easy way to eat really healthy that costs very little.  Observers will sample sprouted red beans and rice cooked in the Dominican style.

Morning Workshop #6:  CLASSROOM 459
Composting Kitchen Scraps: From Garbage to Garden
Facilitator:  Jared Cole, Master Composter, NYC Compost Project in the Bronx
Gardeners know that what we throw away can be used to help our plants grow.  Learn how to turn food waste into compost, the “black gold” that makes our gardens grow delicious fruits and vegetables.

Morning Workshop #7:  CLASSROOM 460
Local Action for A Better Food System
Facilitator(s):  Adam Liebowitz, A.C.T.I.O.N at The Point; Dennis Derryck, Corbin Hill Farm CSA, New School University
Discover new models to deal with food security, food justice and food sovereignty.  Learn about Corbin Hill Farm’s CSA that will exclusively serve South Bronx residents.

Morning Workshop #8:  CLASSROOM 462
What is a food co-op and why are they important?
Facilitator:  Ed Garcia, Board of Directors President, South Bronx Food Cooperative
Not exactly sure what a food cooperative is and how it can benefit you and your community?  Come and find out exactly what a cooperative is, how it functions as well as how it is integrated into the very fabric of our communities.  Learn the difference between a cooperative and your traditional bodegas and supermarkets as well as how you can take control of where your food comes from.

Afternoon Sessions

Afternoon Panel Discussion #1:  C-390 STUDENT LOUNGE
Healthy Food Now! Exploring Food "Deserts" and Alternative Solutions for Bronx Communities
Moderator:  Paula Lukats, CSA in NYC Program Manager, Just Food
Panelists:  Kim Latimer-Nelligan, Chief Operating Officer, Low Income Investment Fund; Kate Scallion, Food and Fitness Business Development Coordinator, NYC EDC; Ed Garcia, Board of Directors President, South Bronx Food Cooperative; Christina Grace, Manager Urban Food Systems Program, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets; Robert Volosin, Chief Operating Officer, Inner City Development 
A food "desert" is defined as a specific area lacking access to healthy food options due to a shortage of supermarkets and places to buy fresh food. In place of supermarkets and places to by fresh  food, there's an abundance of fast food chains, dollar stores and bodegas selling highly processed, poor quality food. Many health care professionals believe there's direct relationship between the lack of access to healthy fresh food, too many fast food chains and obesity and diabetes.  Hear directly from supermarket developers, policymakers, CSA organizers, and Food Coop owners about the issue and the solutions.

Afternoon Panel Discussion #2:  CLASSROOM 359
Meet Your Local Farmer
Moderator: Bob Lewis, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
Panelists:  Karen Washington, Bronx Urban Farmer; Mihail Kossev, Collected Seed Farm; Alan Troncillito, Troncillito Farms; David and Veronica Haughton, Trinity Farm; Claudio Gonzales, Gonzales Farms
Where does your food come from?  Find out from the people who grow it and sell it in your neighborhood, from seed to your plate.

Afternoon Workshop #1:  CLASSROOM 364
From Couch to Hot Potato
Facilitator:  Sid Howard, World Champion Runner and Team for Kids
From Couch Potato to Hot Potato helps people transform their lives by motivating them to use walking and nutrition to increase the longevity and quality of their lives.  This workshop provides fun, practical tips and an easy-to-use plan people can start today to improve and extend their lives tomorrow.

Afternoon Workshop #2:  CLASSROOM 450
Creating a Food Action Board in Your Community (F.A.B.)
Facilitator(s):  Kerry Birnback, Interfaith Voices Against Hunger Program Coordinator, NYC Coalition Against Hunger; Michael Paone, Community Organizer, NYC Coalition Against Hunger
We will be holding an advocacy workshop on the model of Food Action Boards (FABs). A FAB is an empowerment group for people facing or who have faced food insecurity. FABs follow an empowerment community. The FAB members can then connect to elected officials, media events, and policy discussions to bring them into the policy debate around food security.

Afternoon Workshop #3:  CLASSROOM 453
Ask your bodega for good healthy food now!: Community Organizing for Food Access
Facilitator(s):  Karen Karp, Karp Resources; Renee Shanker, Director of Montefiore Medical Center’s Wellness Initiative; Patricia Llanos, Healthy Bodegas Initiative, Brooklyn Outeach Coordinator; Peggy Leggat, Healthy Bodegas Initiative, Intern
This workshop will introduce the NYC Green Cart Program, which allows community organizations and vendors to work as partners to offer mobile fruit and vegetable sales carts in our neighborhoods.  Learn about the Healthy Bodegas Intitiative (HBI), food access and how to interact with bodega store owners to successfully request healthier food items.  HBI builds relationships with store owners to encourage local businesses to offer healthier choices.

Afternoon Workshop #4:  CAFETERIA JFK
Homemade Fresh Mozzarella by David Greco (Famous Mike's Deli -Bronx's Little Italy)
Facilitator:  David Greco, Mike’s Deli
Join David Greco from Mike’s Deli in the Real Little Italy in the Bronx- He will make a demonstration on how to make the best mozzarella in New York! You will also be provided with samples of fresh mozzarella, scarmozza, bocconcini, smoked mozzarella, fresh ricotta cheese.  He might even reveal his secret.

Afternoon Workshop #5:  CLASSROOM 454
Bronx Flavors: The Television Show!
Facilitator(s):  Baron Ambrosia, Culinary Ambassador and host of Bronx Flavor; Darada David, owner of Peace Love Café; Sybil, H.I.M. Italian Restaurant
Have you ever seen the show Bronx Flavor?  Meet Baron Ambrosia, creator and producer of this TV show featuring the many different flavors of Bronx culture and the foods we eat.  Learn about one restaurant that’s keeping it real with fresh, healthy ingredients.

Afternoon Workshop #6:  CAFETERIA FDR
Healthy Cooking for the Busy Mama on a Budget
Facilitator:  Tanya Fields, Executive Director, The BLK ProjeK
Want to create healthy but fun and tasty meals in 30 minutes or less? Learn how to choose fresh foods and read labels quickly to figure out what’s healthy and what to leave on the shelf.  After learning how to choose the healthiest freshest food for your family, stick around and learn how to prepare and store foods without using all the salt and fat found in commercially prepared foods.

Afternoon Workshop #7:  CLASSROOM 458
Grow Herbs for Your Home and Plate
Facilitator:  Toby Adams, Manager, Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, The New York Botanical Garden
Discover the many delights of gardening with herbs.  Learn about ten of the Family Garden’s favorite herbs and a variety of ways to incorporate the aromatic and flavorful plants into your household or onto your plate.  Each participant will pot up an herb to take home.  Also, learn how to join or volunteer at a community garden in your Bronx neighborhood!

Afternoon Workshop #8:  CLASSROOM 459
Naturally Beautiful: Learn the art of juicing for health and beauty!
Facilitator(s): Ingrid Alvarez-Desai, Founder of www.newhealthyattitude.com, www.gmofreeworld.org, and Gang of Chefs; Alberto Gonzalez, owner and founder of Gustorganics; Ms. Valerie Lee, CEO, Hip Hop Organics! Global Creative Nutrition, Certified Holistic Health Counselor, vibrant food chef!!
Learn how to combine the proper fruits and vegetables for optimum health and wealth. Who needs plastic surgery when you can use specific vegetables and fruits to improve your skin, hair, and body. This informative workshop will teach you how and you just may end up losing weight while you're at it. Alberto Gonzalez, owner and founder of Gustorganics, the first certified organic restaurant in New York City will discuss organic food and America's food system.

Youth and Children's Sessions

Health Unplugged
Morning Workshop:  11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  CLASSROOM 466
Afternoon Workshop:  2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  CLASSROOM 466
Facilitator:  Demaka, Afrika Bambaataa and the Universal Zulu Nation
Afrika Bambaataa and the Universal Zulu Nation are her to join the fight against rising rates of childhood obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure in our community.  In the last 20 years we’ve witnessed our children growing more and more obese and unhealthy, not just in the Bronx, but in Harlem, Brooklyn, and all over the country.  Afrika Bombattaa and the Universal Zulu Nation are starting a movement called “Health Unplugged” to educate the children and parents in our community through health classes, fitness, martial arts, and personal trainers.  We are committed to getting our kids away from the T.V and video games and out having fun running, jumping, and enjoying healthy activities.

Fitness Games for Children Age 5 – 14 (And Adults Who Want to Learn Them)
Morning Workshop:  11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  CLASSROOM C-151
Afternoon Workshop:  2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  CLASSROOM C-151
Facilitator:  Barton Adams, Manager of Training and Events for New York Road Runners Youth and Community Services
Kids Fitness Games engages youth of all fitness levels and athletic abilities from ages 5 – 14 in a variety of enjoyable, exciting activities that gets bodies moving, hearts pumping and spirits soaring while teaching the joy of movement as the cornerstone of a long, healthy life.  Kids Fitness Games will be led by German Martinez, Manager of Training and Events for New York Road Runners Youth and Community Services.

Children’s Yoga
Morning Workshop:  11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  CLASSROOM 361
Afternoon Workshop:  2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  CLASSROOM 361
Facilitators:  Kim Fontaine and Ifeoma Nwoke, Phipps CDC
Yoga for children is a natural way to exercise, relax, focus and strengthen the body/mind/spirit connection.  Children will learn Yoga poses and a Sun Salutation.  The children may then help to prepare a healthy snack and talk about the importance of a good diet and exercise.

Grow an indoor edible wall for your school classroom!
For Adults and Children of all ages
Morning Workshop Only:  11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  CLASSROOM C-150
Facilitator(s):  Stephen Ritz, DOE Teacher/Administrator, Russell Greenleaf, and students from Discovery High School
Learn how to transform student performance and engage a class using gardening and agricultural activities.  Watch us plant and install an indoor edible Green Wall!  This workshop is for teachers, parents and students of all ages.

"Home Grown:" Sustainable Roots - The story of George Washington Carver
For Children Age 5-12
Morning Workshop Only:  11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  CLASSROOM 567
Facilitator(s):  Asantewaa Gail Harris and “Ras Che” Gorken Wallen, Community Vision Council (CVC)
The life of young George Washington Carver tells a story of perseverance and faith.  A self-taught child who lovingly cared for plants and flowers, Carver was born into slavery to become a genius, leaving us with important farming practices still used today.  Children (ages 5-12) will learn new ways to explore their community and receive tips on healthy food and healthy choices.

Bronx Youth: Connecting Food, Health and the Environment
Afternoon Workshop Only:  2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  CLASSROOM 460
Facilitator(s):  David Saphire, Project Director, GrowNYC’s Learn It, Grow It, Eat It program; Ray Figueroa, Friends of Brook Park and ASPIRA of New York youth: Habi Balde, Aissatou Diop, Esteffani Liriano, Aminatou Mouhamed, Kadira Mouhamed, Mariame Sanogo, and Hamidu Sow."

Bronx community gardens are growing food and connecting youth with the urban environment.  Learn about two projects that are involving youth in the fight for healthier communities.  Participants be able to determine if the amounts of calories, fat, sugar and sodium found in favorite foods are too high. Hands-on activities will teach participants how to use information found on food labels to make healthier decisions. 

Food Justice 101: Access to Healthy and Affordable Food
For Teens age 13-17
Afternoon Workshop Only:  2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  CLASSROOM 567
Facilitator(s):  Lauren Jones, senior, Fordham High School for the Arts, Global Kids Leader in Human Rights Activist Project (HRAP); David Roberts, senior, Forham High School for the Arts, Global Kids Leader HRAP
Participants will gain a base knowledge about key terms and issues related to food justice and the movement. Through an experiential activity participants will look at how race and socio-economic status affect the food choices that people make. Participants will learn about some possible ways to address this issue and individual steps that they can take to make a change.

Youth Panel Discussion
Let's talk food - Youth speak out!
Morning Panel:  11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  CLASSROOM 465
Afternoon Panel:  2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  CLASSROOM 465
Moderator(s): Jenel Byrd and Omowale Adewale
Panelists: Chezzere Alvarez, Genesis Agosto, Sophia Colecraft-Peters, and Danielle Jefferson
A youth panel discussion on a variety of food issues confronting them and their communities. All young people are invited and encouraged to exercise their voice. Topics include but are not limited to:  Community Gardens, Vegetarianism, School Food, High School Athletes, and Food Justice.