DAY 2 AFTERNOON 12:15 - 12:30pm
BREAK // RESTORE Gentle Twists, Tai Chi, Breath and Eye Relaxation (TaraMarie Perri) Booths and Networking opportunities remain open
12:30 - 1:15pm
LUNCH WITH KAREN WASHINGTON Q&A with keynote speaker Karen Washington
1:15 - 2:00pm
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS Breakout Session E: “Expanding Food Access amid COVID-19 and Beyond” (Brittany Christenson, Krista Hesdorfer, Misha Marvel)
AdkAction will share lessons learned from its Emergency Food Packages project that helped to stabilize markets for farmers and provide fresh, nutritious meals and ingredients to families in need of extra food support due to the pandemic. After delivering over 65,000 meals, the program transitioned into a longer-term effort designed to outlive the pandemic. Now, families can purchase the Food Packages with SNAP benefits and take advantage of pricing incentives like Double Up Food Bucks and AdkAction's new Fair Food Pricing. Hunger Solutions New York will share the latest participation findings and actionable strategies to expand access to USDA’s undertapped nutrition assistance programs — including SNAP, WIC, school meals, summer meals, CACFP, and the new Pandemic-EBT program — during and beyond the pandemic, to alleviate hunger and inject millions of federal dollars into local communities in the North Country and statewide. Learn about ways schools and community-based organizations can leverage program flexibilities available during COVID-19, resources and best practices to alleviate barriers to participation, and upcoming opportunities for policy advocacy to strengthen our nation’s largest anti-hunger programs. Brittany Christenson spent her early childhood in the redwood forest of Northern California and transversed I-90 as she got older; spending her high school and college years in the Rocky Mountains. She moved to the east coast for love and grad school — one of which worked out. After devoting herself to sustainable agriculture in her 20's, Brittany joined AdkAction as Executive Director in 2016. Since then, Brittany has led the organization to new heights, pioneering many new projects including the Farmacy, Emergency Food Packages, and Plein Air Festivals and significantly advancing others, including the Pollinator Project and Reducing Road Salt. She received her Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Carroll College in Helena, Montana. She serves as the Treasurer of Keeseville Community Development Corporation, Coordinator of the Adirondack Road Salt Working Group, Steering Committee Member of the Essex Farmland Protection Plan, and Co-
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