Join the Multnomah Master Gardener Speaker Series as Nadine Nelson, of Global Local Gourmet presents this live webinar. Nadine’s presentation is for gardeners and food justice activists committed to taking action for an equitable food system. Food justice is important for everyone because food is culture. Nadine will talk about how we get from Food Access to Food Sovereignty. She will address a variety of food issues pertinent to building a better, more just food system for consumers, food producers, workers, and our ecosystem.

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Nadine Nelson

Nadine Nelson is a career educator, chef, artist, activist, and owner of Global Local Gourmet. As an expert in interactive culinary education and experiential event production, she uses food as a catalyst and platform to build community, revitalize the neighborhood, preserve our cultural heritage,teach sustainability, and empower people to lead healthier, happier, connected and more prosperous lives by creating interdisciplinary educational and recreational programming around cuisine from seed to waste. She has worked just about every job in the food world from food stylist, recipe tester, waitress, catering manager, and executive chef thus believing food education informs food policy which hearkens food sovereignty and all are central to her practice. A 2015 participant in SoulFire Farm’s Black Latinx Farmers Immersion program, Nadine aims to open a culinary center and farm retreat sometime in the near future.