The Boston Jewish Food Conference is an annual springtime event that brings together community members from all over New England to learn about Jewish agriculture, labor issues, health, food access, kashrut and local food history.
2015 Boston Jewish Food Conference
Sunday March 8, 2015 from 1:00-7:00pm
Hosted at Congregation Kehillath Israel
Our focus this year is Food Justice: What is it and what can I do? Our first round of workshops (1:15-2:30) will be laying the foundation, on an individual, communal and policy level about what influences our food choices, and what their impact is on others. The second and third round of workshops (2:45-5:30) will emphasize “what can I do?” and we’ll provide a variety of examples of what and how people are doing and working through various aspects of how they prioritize food justice.
Our day includes workshops looking at the many factors that impact what we eat and we are eager to explore the interplay between these variables that we can understand the basic foundation of our diets. Our Jewish identities and values are similarly influenced by factors at multiple levels. We seek to recognize that the foods we eat are not always a product of free choice; constraints like economic and social inequalities prevent many people from having the freedom to make food choices. As Jewish food consumers, we hope to engage with these issues and learn where we can fit in to the work being done to create a more just and equitable food system.
Our Shuk (marketplace) from 5:30-7:00 will feature dinner prepared by conference participants, do-it-yourself sessions, advocacy opportunities, tabling by community organizations as well as our silent auction.
Answers to frequently asked questions are here.
$36 in Advance includes learning & shuk/dinner
$18 in Advance Student/Senior/Volunteers
$18 Shuk & dinner only