Rally together for food recovery and diversion in Maryland

2024 Program​​

2024 Agenda

2024 Presentations:  Link to recordings can be found on MDE's YouTube channel, directly here, each chapter is defined in the description section. ​​

• Opening Remarks, Tyler Abbott, MDE​
  
• Keynote, Claudia Fabiano, US EPA​
  
• Session 1a - Food for People
• Beth Brewster, Caroline County Public Schools
  
• Catherine Nardi, Montgomery County Office of Food Syste​m Resilience
• Lindsay Smith, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
• Session 1b - Organics Recycling
• Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self Reliance
• Linda Norris-Waldt, US Compost Council
• Elana Goldstein, US EPA
• Sophia Hosain, Baltimore City DPW, Zero Waste
• Jeffrey Neal, Loop Closing
• Session 2 - Reduce Wasted Food
• Heaven Jordan, PG Food Equity Council, PG Chang​e Makers, Life After Release Program
• Steffanie Espat, Multicale RECIPES for Sustainable Food Systems network and MICA Center for Social Design
• Luke Macaulay, University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Session 3 - Waste Diversion State Report - MDE - Dave Mrgich, Tim Kerr, Shannon McDonald
• Session 4a - Agriculture and Animal Feed
• Tom Phillips, MD Dept of Agriculture
• ​Claire Fitch Bowdren, Forward Brewing
• Braeden Bumpers, McClintock Distilling​
  
• Session 4b - Climate Action
• Allison Tjaden, MDE
• Liv Pierce, University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center
• Session 5a - Food for People
• Jackie Wincek, DC Central Kitchen
• Kate Urbank, Food Rescue US
  
• Sue May, Love and Cornbread
• Chris Yonushonis, So What Else​
  
• Greg Brown, The Land of Kush
• Session 5b - Organics Recycling
• Kristie Blummer, Compost Crew
• Justen Garrity, Veteran Compost
• Andrew Cassilly, Bioenergy Devco
• Fred Sousa, Denali
• Kyle Wyche, Ecotone Renewables
• Closing Remarks, Bradley Baker, MDE​