Eric Holt-Gimenez is the Executive Director of Food First, an organization out of Oakland, California that seeks to expose the root causes of hunger and inequalities in our current food systems.

Listen to Jean-Martin Fortier discuss micro-farming, young farmers, and what it takes to successfully operate a market garden.

Listen to Jacques Pepin speak about sense, memory, his career as a chef, and the development of the American foodscape.

Listen to writer Francis Lam talk about home, social justice, food writing, and immigrant cuisines.

The Plunkett Foundation is a organization based in Oxfordshire, England. Their work helps predominantly rural communities set up community shops, co-operative pubs, and community food enterprises amongst others.

Chief marketing officer of Victor & Spoils, Andy Nathan, will share his experiences building the world's first advertising agency based on crowdsourcing principles.

Why is it that much of our best American-caught seafood is sent abroad while restaurants and supermarkets import more and more foreign seafood every year? Hear about the challenges facing local seafood from James Beard award winner Paul Greenberg.

As part of the Festival of Food Security and this summer's Food Justice campaign, Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble presents the US premiere of the Indian Ensemble's Thook (spit), a play in four vignettes.

Yale graduate Evans CC'12 will speak about broadening taste, the gastronomic value of insects, and exploring the edible potential of the Nordic region.

Min Ye, co-founder and COO of the Smorgas Chef Restaurant group, talks about transitioning from finance to food.