Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative

Our Seeds, Our Food, Our Survival

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2010 Food Sovereignty Symposium

February 12 and 13, 2010 ♢ Muscogee Nation, Oklahoma

FRIDAY February 12th:

9:00 Welcomes Ben Yahola and Vicky Karhu, MFSI

                        Chief Ellis, Second Chief Berryhhill, Speaker Barnett, Muscogee Nation

9:15 Traditional Welcome Mvskoke Elder

9:30 Climate Change Facts Dr. Don Wuebbles, University of Illinois

10:15 Agriculture Solutions to Climate Change Bruce Edwards, Urban Harvest in Oklahoma City

11:00 Break

11:15 Southeastern Indigenous Agriculture and Food History Steven Bond, Chickasaw Nation

Ethno-botanist

Noon Break for lunch

1:00 Economics of Sustainable Agriculture Ken Meter, Crossroads Resource Center, Minneapolis, MN

1:45 Farm to School and Demand for Local Foods in OK Chris Kirby, Oklahoma Department of Food Forestry and Agriculture

2:15 Wilson Community Food Project Barton Williams, Farmer

2:30 Eufaula Community Food Project Bud McCombs, Gardener, Hunter, Fisherman

3:00 Organic Farm and Traditional Seed Saving Project Sally Auger & Diane Wilson, Dream of WIld Health,

Minneapolis, MN

3:45 Short Film TBA

4:00 Traditional Message Mvskoke Elder