Rachel Lockhart Folkerts, Farm Programs Director, Plant It Forward

Established in 2011, Plant It Forward (PIF) empowers refugees to develop sustainable farms that provide fresh, healthy food to our community. PIF’s programs provide education, land, and market access to a network of over 60 new American growers from our city’s Congolese, Sudanese, Rohingya, Burmese, and Liberian communities. In her talk, Farm Programs Director Rachel Lockhart Folkerts shares how PIF’s urban farmers are bending our local food system towards food sovereignty and resiliency, and explores the impact of this work on the health and social cohesion of our communities.  She’ll also address how faith communities and people of faith can get involved in the important work of Plant It Forward.  Time for Q&A with the speaker will be provided following her talk.  This program will be recorded, and a link to the recording sent to all registrants.

Register for this event on www.eventbrite.com at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-promised-land-how-urban-farming-nurtures-souls-and-communities-tickets-972538547977.

Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions about this event.