In celebration of the first day of summer on Saturday, June 20th, the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center is excited to share 10 food policy events happening over the next few months including a chance to rewatch previous online events the Center held. We hope you enjoy them!
Container Gardening
Who: New York Botanical Garden
Where: Online
When: Every Friday, starting on August 7th and ending on August 28th, 9:30AM to 11:30 AM ET
How Much: $229 for four classes
Registration: Here
Why Attend: Container gardening know-how is in high demand. Learn how to create a container garden for your patio, terrace or entryway that is at once functional and gorgeous—and discover techniques for ensuring that your plants thrive in all four seasons.
Healthy Food Access Policies and Prioritizing Equity Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
Who: Vermont Law School
Where: Online via Vermont Law School Live
When: July 23rd, 12:00PM to 1:00PM ET
How Much: Free
Registration: Here
Why Attend: Kristen Cooksey-Stowers of the UCONN Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity; and Amanda Karls of the Public Health Law Center will lead a discussion on how to prioritize food security and access during the pandemic.
Design Principles for Urban Landscapes
Who: Brooklyn Grange
Where: Online via Zoom
When: Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
How Much: $50
Registration: Here
Why Attend: Cecelia de Corral, Director of Design/Build at Brooklyn Grange, teaches attendees how to take your garden to the next level by helping plan your next steps, offering plant recommendations and explaining how to set yourself up for long-term success. The class will also explore the evolution of a few garden that have gone through a revamp, discussing why certain design decisions were made.
Cooking for Equity #3– Asian Chefs for Black Lives
Who: Kitchen Rodeo
Where: Online via Zoom
When: Friday, June 26th, 6PM-7:30PM ET
How Much: Donation based
Registration: Here
Why Attend: This is the third episode in a 10 part cooking series featuring some of the nation’s leading Asian Chefs. In solidarity with Black Lives Matter, all the profits from events in this series will go to Fair Fight, the anti-voter suppression organization founded by Stacey Abrams that is playing a critical role in ensuring fair elections at all levels. In this class, Chef Hong Thaimee will cook with you in real time. You will be able to ask her questions and have her check your food. You will be cooking with her handpicked authentic specialty ingredients and receive her homemade Pad Thai base (both delivered to you via Fedex Overnight). This is a unique opportunity to make some truly authentic Thai food in your home kitchen.
Covid-19 Food Policy Devolution
Who: Brooklyn Movement Center and Central Brooklyn Food Co-op
Where: Online via Zoom
When: Thursday June 25, 2020 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET
How Much: Free
Registration: Here
Why Attend: Join an urban farmer, food systems thinker, state official, and policy researcher for a discussion on food policy during Covid-19 food responses.
Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home Edition
Who: Alliance for Downtown New York
Where: Online
When: Thursday, June 25, 2020, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
How Much: Free
Registration: Here
Why Attend: Hosted by James Beard award-winning chef and author Rocco DiSpirito, this is one episode in a series features chefs from three Lower Manhattan restaurants who will cook up signature recipes and share tips for crafting everything from complex gastronomic delights to go-to comfort foods. In this episode Chef Rocco chats with Co-Owner and Executive Chef Michele Iuliano of Lower Manhattan’s Gnoccheria Wall Street, who will demonstrate how to make fresh hand-rolled gnocchi with three sauces: pesto, sorrentina and quattro formaggi.
GrowNYC Summer Series: Grow a Garden from Food Scraps
Who: Grow NYC Education
Where: Online via Zoom
When: Wednesday, June 24th, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
How Much: Free
Registration: Here
Why Attend: This workshop will teach you how to transform your food scraps into living plants. Learn how to re-grow your scallions and other veggies, propagate kitchen herbs, plant an avocado pit and other fruit seeds, and sprout dried beans. These are great options for indoor and outdoor growing.
Cooking for Equity #2- Asian Chefs for Black Lives
Who: Kitchen Rodeo
Where: Online via Zoom
When: Sunday, June 21st, 4PM-5:30PM ET
How Much: Donation based, starting at $35
Registration: Here
Why Attend: This is one episode in a 10 part cooking series featuring some of the nation’s leading Asian Chefs. In solidarity with Black Lives Matter, 100 percent of the proceeds from all events in the series will go to Fair Fight, the anti-voter suppression organization founded by Stacey Abrams that is playing a critical role in ensuring fair elections at all levels. In this episode, Chef Amelie will teach attendees how to make Beer-Braised Duck (Pi Jiu Ya), an aromatic dish packed with flavor and perfect for the summer.
Screening of Gather
Who: Human Rights Watch
Where: Online via BlueJeans
When: Saturday, June 20th at 6:40PM
How Much: $9
Registration: Here
Why Attend: The documentary Gather celebrates the indigenous food sovereignty movement, profiling innovative changemakers in Native American tribes across North America who are reclaiming their identities after centuries of physical and cultural genocide. On the Apache reservation, a chef embarks on a ambitious project to reclaim his tribe’s ancient ingredients; in South Dakota, a gifted Lakota high school student raised on a buffalo ranch is using science to prove her tribe’s native wisdom about environmental sustainability; and in Northern California, a group of young men from the Yurok tribe are struggling to rehabilitate rivers to protect the salmon. Gather shows how the reclaiming and recovery of ancient foodways provide a form of resistance and survival, collectively bringing back health and self-determination.
James Beard Media Awards at Home: What is food writing’s role in a divided nation?
Who: James Beard Foundation
Where: Online via GoToWebinar
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM ET
How Much: Free
Registration: Here
Why Attend: Join Chef Tunde Wey and 2020 M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award winner, John T. Edge as they discuss how food writing can be used to highlight, unpack, and disrupt topics that divide our nation. The discussion will be moderated by Jamila Robinson, Journalism Awards chair and food editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Stephen Ritz: Unfiltered
Who: Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center
Where: Online via Zoom
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET
How Much: Free
Rewatch it: Here
Why Attend: The Center’s Executive Director Charles Platkin, PhD, JD, MPH will be joined by Stephen Ritz, Founder of Green Bronx Machine, to discuss Covid-19, food insecurity and food policy in New York City.
Hunger, Food and the COVID-19 in NYC: An Update
Who: Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center
Where: Online via Zoom
When: Tuesday, May 5, 20209:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET
How Much: Free
Rewatch it: Here
Why Attend: COVID-19 has had significant impacts to our local food system and food around the world. This panel conversation will discuss what is happening in NYC to protect our food system, farmers and local food-related business owners and to ensure that our most vulnerable populations have access to nutritious food during this challenging time.
Everything You Need to Know About Food Safety, Takeout, and Groceries During COVID-19
Who: Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center
Where: Online via Zoom
When: Wednesday, April 29, 20209:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET
How Much: Free
Rewatch it: Here
Why Attend: A conversation with top food scientist and expert, Dr. Urvashi Rangan, and nutrition advocate, professor, and Director of NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College, Dr. Charles Platkin, about everything you need to know about food and the COVID-19 pandemic.