Urban Food-Energy-Water Summit
Friday November 18, 2016
The Brightwater Convention Center (Link)
Woodinville, Washington
Overview
The goal of this summit is to gain a deeper understanding of food, energy, and water interdependence in the greater Seattle area. It will bring policy decision makers, producers, government agency personnel, NGO representatives, industry representatives, researchers and members of the public who are interested in local food policies and programs together for thought provoking discussions. The summit provides an opportunity to learn about research that is underway at Washington State University (WSU) seeking to model complex linkages and feedbacks among natural resource systems. We will present findings from a survey of diverse stakeholders’ perspectives about local food and agriculture in Seattle and surrounding WA State. By the end of this summit, participants will deepen their understanding of food, energy and water interdependence. Panelists will share perspectives from different sectors on food-energy-water interconnections. During afternoon sessions, participants discuss characteristics of a resilient regional food system and help identify future research directions. Stakeholder input will inform future research directions and will support local decision makers when developing policies.
Panel Discussion Session (open to the public)
8:30-11:00 am
A morning session with presentations about current research, discussion of the need for integrated natural resource management approaches, and a panel discussion in which stakeholders will share diverse perspectives on visions of the food system of the future and interconnections among food, energy and water systems. The morning session will include coffee and light refreshments.
Breakout Sessions and Luncheon (invitation only)
11:00-4:30
A by-invitation afternoon session to cover interconnected food-energy-water issues in greater depth in small group discussion sessions. During the afternoon session a local food buffet will be provided for all participants. If you would like to participate in this session, please contact Brad Gaolach or Liz Allen.
Agenda for Attendees
Keynote Speaker:
Steve Moddemeyer, CollinsWoerman, Principal
Keynote speaker Steve Moddemeyer, President of Seattle-based architecture and sustainability planning firm CollinsWoerman, will kick of the day with a discussion of the need for integrated natural resource management approaches.
With nearly 25 years of experience, Steve Moddemeyer leads governments, land owners, and project teams towards increased sustainability. With his extensive experience with complex public/private development issues, he specializes in creating tools and policies to develop resilient infrastructure systems for neighborhoods, cities and new town developments. Steve’s additional specialties include creating sustainability strategies for large urban redevelopments; developing resilient urban infrastructure systems for water and energy; suggesting policy for climate change adaptation; and advising cities, utilities, and Tribes on techniques and tools for advanced sustainability strategies.
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington
Panelists:
Morning session panelists will discuss their vision for the future of local food systems and perceived barriers to to increasing local food production. Panelists will also reflect on Food-Energy-Water interactions described in the report from stakeholder interviews that they found surprising or intriguing.
Chris Curtis, Director of Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets
Carrie Sessions, Policy and Legislative Lead for the Water Resources Program at the Washington Department of Ecology
Hannah Cavendish Palmer, Manager of the Snoqualmie Valley Farmers Cooperative
Michael Lufkin, Local Food Economy Manager for King County
Siri Erickson-Brown, Local Roots Farms
More Information
Brightwater Convention Center
22505 State Route 9 SE
Woodinville, WA 98072-6010
206-263-9412 or 206-263-8930
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Washington State University Metro Food-Energy-Water Seed Grant Research Team
Liz Allen, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
Michael Brady, School of Economics & Extension
Doug Collins, Small Farms Program & Crop and Soil Sciences
Bradley Gaolach, Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension
Kevan Moffett, School of the Environment
Julie Padowski, Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach
Kirti Rajagopalan, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sasha Richey, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact Us
Brad Gaolach
gaolach@wsu.edu
425-405-1734
WSU North Puget Sound at Everett
2000 Tower Street – MS45
Everett, WA 98201 (MAP)