2026/2027
Virtual Food Summit Series:
Continuing Conversations
Presentations • Workshops • Discussions
Middlesex-London Food System Virtual Events | MLFPC
2026–2027 | Virtual
The Middlesex-London Food Policy Council is continuing the conversations that began at the 2025 Cultivating Resilient Food Summit with a new virtual series of presentations, workshops, and discussions throughout 2026–27.
Fall 2026 Schedule
Thurs Nov 5, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Virtual (Zoom)
Indigenous Seed & Food Sovereignty
Presenter:
Pamela Chrisjohn, Oneida Nation
Cost: Free
Tues Nov 10, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Virtual (Zoom)
Accessibility, Affordability, and Food Security
Presenters:
Joe Gansevles: Accessible Food Security
Skylar McFarlane: Examining the Relationship Between Disability Policy in Ontario, the Cost of Living and Rental Policies, and Food Insecurity
Cost: Free
Thurs Nov 12, 2026
Time TBD PM ET
Virtual (Zoom)
Workshop: From Urban Spaces to Thriving Food Ecosystems
Presenters:
Arron and Jo Bullock, Eecoh Living
Cost: Free
Thurs Nov 19, 2026
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
Virtual (Zoom)
Rethinking Food Access: Inclusion & Lived Experience
Presenters:
Danica Flores: Beyond the Pantry: Accessing and Supporting Food Resources in Rural Middlesex County
Christa Duvall: Feeding Bodies, Feeding Hearts, Feeding Community. Queer Food Bank London.
Rey Prudhomme: Making Food Bank Food Accessible
Cost: Free
Wed Nov 25, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Virtual (Zoom)
Growing Together: Collaboration, Resilience and Food Sovereignty
Presenters:
Dr. Klaire Gains, Dr. Lucy Hinton, Anna Badillo: Seeds of Collaboration: Building Equitable Partnerships Between University Research Teams and Community Organizations
Kingsley Anukam, AfroBiome Foods Inc: Cultivating Equity and Resilience: Food Sovereignty, Culturally Relevant Processing, and Policy Pathways for Black Farmers in Middlesex-London
Cost: Free