FOODSHED FORUMS 2025
Addressing Food Insecurity in CT Through Community Empowerment
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
7:00 - 8:30pm
Common Ground
New Haven, CT
- Kashia Diaz: Owner of KD Gastronomy Consulting & Chef for Middletown Public Schools Christian Duborg: Connecticut Food & Nutrition Policy Analyst
- Susan Harris: Member of Witnesses To Hunger
- Moderator, Vetiveah Immanuel: Founder of Radiance Gardens & Co-founder of Liberated Land Cooperative
- Randall Mel: Director of Food, Nutrition & Wellness Services for Middletown
- Public Schools
- Sarah Rose Kareem: Co-founder and Farm Manager at Samad Gardens Initiative
- Liz Wimpfheimer: Assistant Manager at Fairgate Community Farm
PANELISTS
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A TALE OF TWO STATES
SUSTAINING FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S FOODSHED
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
to advance a
sustainable
food system
SUSTAINING Litchfield
COUNTY'S
FOODSHED
RECAP + RESOURCE
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the sound
IN search of the
Perfect peach
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ABOUT
FOODSHED FORUM FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Foodshed Forum Fairfield County is an education platform of The Foodshed Network that focuses on building a resilient local food system in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Through panel discussions, public events, and collaborative initiatives, Foodshed Forum convenes stakeholders and communities around our shared value of protecting foodsheds and waterways. Food system practitioners and community members address systemic challenges, raise awareness and garner support for policies and practices that ensure all residents have access to nourishing, affordable local food.
Foodshed Forum Fairfield County was co-founded by Ali Ghiorse and Sarah Coccaro, Assistant Director of Environmental Affairs Town of Greenwich, in 2022.
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