Plate to Politics

Plate to Politics is a collaboration between The White House Project, the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Rural Women's Project, and Women, Food and Agriculture Network. "Plate to Politics is a nationwide effort to support and strengthen the national leadership role of women transforming our nation’s food system, from the federal agriculture policy agenda to what’s on our family’s supper plate."

Cultivate 2012

In the spring of 2011, Plate to Politics held the Cultivate 2012 Summit, bringing together 30 women leaders to:

• "Support and strengthen this movement by identifying key opportunities and challenges for women in sustainable agriculture.

• "Develop strategies to encourage more women in sustainable agriculture and rural women to pursue leadership roles, including running for or being appointed to public office, boards, commissions and various positions of influence.

• "Create a foundation for future collaboration among women leaders in sustainable agriculture, including planning for The White House Project's Rural Women's Leadership Program."

Attendees

• Leigh Adcock, Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN)
• Traci Bruckner, Center for Rural Affairs
• Anna Clausen, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
• Aurora Conley, Honor the Earth
• Poppy Davis, USDA Small Farms
• Pakou Hang, Consultant
• Diane Hatz, The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming
• Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith, University of California
• Melinda Hemmelgarn
• Beth Holtzman, Women Ag Network, University of VT
• Liz Johnson, The White House Project
• Faye Jones, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
• Sheila Karpf, Environmental Working Group
• Lisa Kirvirist, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
• Ariane Lotti, Organic Farming Research Foundation
• Michelle Meyer, Northland College
• Maria Miller, National Farmers Union
• Karen Mulvey, Community Food Security Coalition
• Jenga Mwendo, Backyard Garderners Network
• Demalda Newsome, Newsome Community Farms
• Julia Olmstead, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
• Karen Peterman, Organic Valley
• Carolyn Sachs, Penn State University
• Erin Vilardi, The White House Project
• Lydia Villanueva, CASA del Llano
• Severine von Tscharner Fleming, The Greenhorns
• Karen Washington, New York City Community Garden Coalition
• Lea Webb, City of Binghamton
• Martine Wilson, Purpose.com

Contact

• The White House Project
• 434 West 33rd Street, 8th Floor
• New York, NY 10001
• Ph: 212.261.4400
• Fax: 212.904.1296
• Web: http://thewhitehouseproject.org/