Reprinted from Nashville Scene – CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN – JAN 3, 2022 For the past decade, the annual Tennessee Local Food Summit has educated interested individuals about topics ranging from fermentation as a political act to how to combat food insecurity. The project has been organized by a dedicated group of volunteers usually led by Jeff Poppen, aka The...
Reprinted from news.murfreesboro.com The 11th annual Tennessee Local Food Summit, held in partnership with The Nashville Food Project and other local food advocates, is slated for January 24-29, 2022. This year’s conference lays the groundwork for nuanced conversations about food production in the coming years in Tennessee. Experts are invited to talk about the state’s...
Reprinted from Edible Nashville – 2022 TN Local Food Summit – JANUARY 03, 2022 The 11th annual Tennessee Local Food Summit, held in partnership with The Nashville Food Project and other local food advocates, is slated for January 24-29, 2022. This year’s conference lays the groundwork for nuanced conversations about food production in the coming years in...
Brinley HinemanNashville Tennessean That's the question Middle Tennessee experts worked to answer Thursday night at the virtual Tennessee Local Food Summit annual conference. The organization advocates for better access to fresh foods and promotes farming. Attendees heard from university professors studying food insecurity, including Tennessee State University professor David Padgett and Vanderbilt University professor David Schlundt, both...
Food security event offers weekly online panel discussions on important topics Chris ChamberlainNashville Tennessean For going on a decade, a group of Tennessee’s local thought leaders has convened for a weekend of important discussions about the local food movement. This year, safety concerns have prevented the usual gathering in favor of a series of online panel discussions,...
Talking to several local food luminaries about soil, sustainability, community, carbon emissions and more Jennifer Justus Jan 9, 2020 5 AM Jeff Poppen - Photo: Sherman Pollard Legendary writer Ruth Reichl, who reviewed restaurants for The New York Times and edited Gourmet magazine, has been known to say that food gives us a great way to...
The school will host a weekend of discussions about sustainable food initiatives Chris Chamberlain Nov 11, 2019 9 AM Keynote speaker Ellen PolishukThe guiding principle behind the annual Tennessee Local Food Summit has always been “Middle Tennessee farmland once fed Nashville, and it will again.” Organized by Jeff Poppen, the Barefoot Farmer, and a staff...
Eighth edition of the conference and expo will be bigger and better than ever CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN NOV 14, 2018 8 AM I always feel a little nervous about going on campus at Montgomery Bell Academy, a school where I had a, shall we say, less than auspicious exit midway through my (first) freshman year....
Nashville SCENECHRIS CHAMBERLAIN NOV 15, 2018 9 AM You’d think with all the whiskey that has been produced in Tennessee at distilleries like Jack Daniel’s and George Dickel since Prohibition, there would be a market for local malted barley, since that grain is almost always a component of the mash bill of whiskey recipes. Then add in...
Nashville Scene: Tennessee Local Food Summit Plans Most Ambitious Program Yet Three-day conference moves to Montgomery Bell Academy for its seventh iteration CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN NOV 20, 2017 10 AM To reach this vision, Poppen has gathered multiple panels of local, regional and national food and farm advocates for educational workshops and networking opportunities. Some of Nashville’s...