In Defense of Land and Food Sovereignty
Cosponsor: Center for Diversity and Inclusion
Join us in learning directly from Fermina Zarate Dominguez, a Mixteca farmer from Oaxaca, Mexico. Fermina has been part of the technical team of the Center for Integrated Small Farmer Development (CEDICAM) for over 14 years, promoting her experiences of soil conservation, reforestation of native trees, rainwater recollection, conservation of native seeds and food production, while promoting the importance of conserving a local food culture that includes products grown in the milpa system. CEDICAM is a community-run project emphasizing reforestation efforts, native seed use, promotion of local markets, local food consumption and sustainable farming practices. One of their key models is farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing.