“Building Community Food Webs” Author Talk

Food System Leadership Network with Wallace Center

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - 12:00pm EDT
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Ken Meter explores his new book, Building Community Food Webs, Ken has devoted decades to working at the grassroots to create stronger community based food systems. His book highlights visionary work in Montana, Hawaii, Arizona, Indiana, Ohio, Colorado, and Minnesota, and also documents how the prevailing food system extracts wealth from rural America. Dr. Alfonso Morales, Professor of Food Systems, Marketplaces, and Public Policy at the University of Wisconsin, joins Ken in discussing how the book can be used to inspire and inform practical work on the ground.

Participants

Ken Meter | An Island Press author

Ken Meter

Ken Meter is one of the most experienced food system analysts in the U.S., integrating market analysis, business development, systems thinking, and social concerns. Meter holds 50 years of experience in inner-city and rural community capacity building. His local economic analyses have promoted local food networks in 143 regions in 41 states, two provinces, and four tribal nations.