CURE YOUR OWN BACON WITH CHEF ADRIAN LIPSCOMBE
Wednesday, January 20
​11am PST / 2pm EST

Join 2020 Slow Food Snailblazer for Food + Advocacy, Chef Adrian Lipscombe, to learn the art of curing your own bacon using Niman Ranch pork belly and how to make a bacon jam that’s perfect for cheese boards, scrambled eggs or as a gift. Chef Adrian will also share about her 40 Acres & A Mule project that aims to support Black farmers and foodways.

COOK GRASS-FED BEEF LIKE A PRO WITH CHEF JUAN BARAJAS
Wednesday, January 27
​11am PST / 2pm EST

The popularity of grass-fed beef is not surprising considering the benefits to the environment and personal health. Join this interactive session with preparation and menu ideas specific to pasture raised beef. Learn from Chef Juan Barajas why he chooses grass-fed beef, what meat labels he looks for and his secrets for cooking grass-fed beef to maximize flavor and nutrition with a demonstration using Panorama Organic Grass-fed Beef.

MAKE YOUR OWN TANKA BAR WITH LISA & ARLO IRON CLOUD 
Wednesday, Febraury 3
​11am PST / 2pm EST

Wasna or pemmican, a traditional Native recipe of dried buffalo meat and  cranberries, has long been a mainstay in Lakota culture. No one knows the name of the first Lakota to make wasna, but the basics of preparing the dish have been passed down, generation to generation. Today, you can try wasna by enjoying a Tanka Bar. Join Lisa & Arlo Iron Cloud and Dawn Sherman, CEO of Native American Natural Foods, for a demonstration of the traditional process of making wasna and learn more about the role of wasna in the Lakota Nation’s history and future.

WHAT'S THE BEEF?
A SLOW MEAT POLICY PANEL 
Wednesday, February 10
​11am PST / 2pm EST

Join us to examine the impacts of industrial-scale livestock production. We’ll hear perspectives on family-scale farming and ranching, farm animal welfare, regenerative agricultural practices, and meat and poultry workers. This will serve as a launch point for national 2023 Farm Bill discussions. We’ll consider important federal legislation, including Representative Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) and Senator Booker's Farm System Reform Act. We’ll give you simple steps to contact your federal legislators to support these and other important bills. This panel is curated by our national Food and Farm Policy Steering Committee.