Atlantic Food
Action Coalition

Schedule

Friday, November 22

Schedule (finalized schedule TBA)
2:00-7:00pm

Dig In 2.0: The Atlantic Canada Food Systems Summit
Registration Opens

 Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
3:00-4:00pm

(Optional) Legacy Garden Tour, Farm Centre

Located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Legacy Garden has grown
to be one of Canada’s largest urban gardens featuring community garden plots,
food forests, and a diversity of community programs.
Attendees will be responsible for their own transportation to/from the Farm
Centre/Legacy Garden.(https://ibspei.ca/garden/).

 Farm Centre Legacy Garden – 420 University Ave, Charlottetown. PE
5:30-6:30pm
Summit Welcome: Andy Horsnell, Centre for Local Prosperity

Opening Ceremony: Elder Marlene Thomas, Smudge and Prayer

 Memorial Hall
6:30-7:30pm

Buffet Dinner & Bar Opens

 Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
7:30-9:00pm

Keynote Presentation & Q&A with Paul Taylor: Building Equitable & Just Food Systems: Challenging Oppressive Systems

 Memorial Hall
9:00-10:00pm

Reception with the Island Jazz Band and MC

 Memorial Hall

Saturday, November 23

7:00-8:30am

Registration Opens

 Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
7:30 – 8:30 am
Breakfast
 Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
8:30-9:15am

Morning Welcome and Presentation & Q&A with Margaret Augustine: Researching Mi’kmaq Foodways

 Memorial Hall
9:15-10:15am
Meet Your Peers via Network Asset Mapping
 Memorial Hall
10:15-10:30am Break  
10:30-11:30pm

Presentation & Q&A with Dr. Phoebe Stephens: Exploring the role of Alternative Food Networks in a Corporate-Dominated Landscape

 Memorial Hall
11:30-12:15pm

Speed Date Affinity Groups

 Memorial Hall & Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
12:15-1:15pm

Lunch

 Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
1:15-1:30pm
Affinity Group Introduction                                                                                                                                                       
 Memorial Hall
1:30-3:00pm
Affinity Group Round #1 (generative discussion)                                                                                                                                                     
 Memorial Hall & Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
3:00-3:15pm Break  
3:15-3:45pm
Affinity Group Round #2 (sharing and feedback)                                                                                                                                                  
 Memorial Hall & Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
3:45-4:00pm Break  
4:00-4:30pm
Affinity Group Round #3 (sharing and feedback)                                                                                                                                   
 Memorial Hall & Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
4:30-4:45pm
Closing the Affinity Groups            
Memorial Hall
4:45-5:30pm
Speaker – Phil Ferraro ‘Legacy Garden’ Talk & Q&A
 Memorial Hall
5:30-7:00pm
Reception with light snacks & bar opens
 Memorial Hall & Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery

Sunday, November 24

8:00-9:30am

Registration Opens

 Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
8:30-9:30am
Breakfast
 Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
9:30-10:30am

Morning Welcome and Affinity Group Debrief 

 Memorial Hall
10:30-10:45am Break  
10:45-11:45am

AFAC Responds: Identifying Themes & Solutions

 Memorial Hall
11:45-12:15pm
Plenary: Reflections & Takeaways
 Memorial Hall
12:15-12:30pm
Closing Remarks
 Memorial Hall
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
 Frederic S. Ogden Concourse Gallery
1:30pm

Summit Adjourned

  
1:30-2:30pm

Atlantic Food Action Coalition (AFAC) Annual General Meeting

 Memorial Hall