
Resilience and Resistance: Cross-Pollinating Food Movements
Join us at our community food systems conference, happening at Portland State University, Portland Oregon, June 22-24, 2025!
Join us as we bring together food system advocates, farmers, and organizers to build connections and strengthen our movements.
As we navigate the latter half of the 2020s and beyond, we face multiple crises that also present opportunities to reshape our food system with greater democracy and sustainability. To seize this moment, we need a more strategic and unified movement. This conference serves as a dynamic platform for inspiration, collaboration, and action. Through 27 workshops led by organizations from across the country, compelling plenary talks from food system leaders, dedicated affinity groups, and action-planning sessions, attendees will gain valuable insights and practical strategies. Together, we will celebrate our successes, share innovative solutions, and build the momentum needed for meaningful change.
Registration is now open!
Lodging Info
Lodging for the conference is available at a special discounted rate of $144/ night at the Portland Hilton. It is an easy ½ mile walk from the main conference venue.
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Conference Sponsors

National Planning Committee
Trisha Chakrabarti (DAISA Enterprises)
Krysten Aguilar (Castanea Fellowship)
Alison M. Cohen- (National Right to Food Community of Practice)
Alexa Delwiche (Center for Good Food Purchasing)
Clare Fox (Sustainable Agriculture & Food System Funders)
Sarah Hackney (National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition)
Susan Lightfoot Schempf (Food Systems Leadership Network)
Qiana Mickie (NYC Mayor's Office of Urban Agriculture)
Robert Ojeda- (Food Lifeline)
Jose Oliva (HEAL Food Alliance)
Quintin Reed (Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network)
Local Planning Committee
Celine Fitzmaurice, Portland State University
Amy Gilroy, ODA
Katy Giombolini, Oregon Food Bank
Kathryn Howard (Portland Fruit Tree Project)
Buck Jones, Columbia Inter-tribal Fishing Commission
Jamese Kwele, EcoTrust
Shin Lee (Oregon Community Food Systems Network)
Betty Izumi, Portland State University
Lola Milholland (Umi Organic)
Heather Morrill (Farmers Market Fund)
Carolina Negrón (Oregon Food Bank)
Eric Rodriguez (Ecotrust)
Diane Stadler, (OHSU)
Jason Skipton (Growing Gardens)
Sharon Thornberry, Philomath Community Services
Nicky Ulrich (Moore Institute at OHSU)
Amanda Welker (USDA Farm Service Agency-Urban Agriculture)