When was the last time you heard a story that changed the way you felt or thought? Was it a bedtime story you parents told you (or you told your children)? Something a friend told you about their life or fears?
There are incredible stories all around us—including ones we tell ourselves and others about food, change, and the future. These stories have power. Power to move us and power to freeze us in place.
We all carry these stories.
Food and food production is the cornerstone of civilization. How we produce, distribute, and consume food reflect both what works and what is failing in our modern world.
Ag Innovations Network's mission is to support the emergence of a new food system that reflects our best hopes and dreams for the future.
Our work is focused on facilitating the critical dialogues that will help bring this new food system into reality.
The Ag Futures and Food System Alliance movement is project to bring together food producers, consumers, local leaders, health care advocates, and environmentalists to work at county-level action to create a food system that matches our hopes and dreams for the future. Today there are five “Roundtables” working across California. Here is a quick rundown on each:
The Ventura County Ag Futures Alliance (AFA) has been in operation since 2000
Contact Us: info@aginnovations.org or 707-823-6111