2019 Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Conference
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Meet our all-star culinary keynote panel, black authors keynote panel and closing keynote speaker, Dr. Heber Brown at the 9th Annual Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners (BUGS) National Conference in NYC! October 25 - 27.
Afternoon keynote panel discussion - Black culinary and food traditions
Saturday, October 26th
4:30 - 5:15pm
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BJ Dennis - Meet the Southern Chef Spreading the Word of Gullah Geechee Cuisine!
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Dr. Howard Conyers, NASA Rocket Scientist, PBS television host, “Nourish”; BBQ Pitmaster, Southern Food and Culture Historian
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Omar Tate - Local NY Chef, Former Chef at The Henry, Founder “Honeysuckle” - a dinner pop up series shaped by the plantation where his ancestors were enslaved
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Nadine Nelson is a career educator, chef, artist, activist, culinary event curator and owner of Global Local Gourmet.
Morning keynote panel discussion - Preserving the legacy of
Black farming
Saturday, October 26th
9:00 - 10:30 am
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Ashante M. Reese, Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access
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Dr. Monica White, Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement (Justice, Power, and Politics)
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Rashid Nuri, Growing Out Loud: Journey of a Black Revolutionary
Closing keynote speaker
Saturday, October 26th
5:15 -5:45 pm
Reverend Dr. Heber Brown, Founder, Black Church Food Security Network