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PLANTED 2026
Voices of Food Sovereignty
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Day 1
Faith, Food, and Fellowship Luncheon
Rev. Dr. Ambrose F. Carroll, Sr.
Founder and Executive Director, Green the Church
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Hank Stewart
Poet Laureate, Author, Urban Farmer
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Day 1 — Panel
Young Roots, Deep Wisdom: An Intergenerational Conversation
Shirley Miller Sherrod
President & CEO, The Sherrod Institute
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Cornelius Blanding
Executive Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
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Jamila Norman
Urban Farmer and Food Activist, Patchwork City Farms
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Rep. Eric Bell
State Representative, Georgia House District 75
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Ernest Dixon, III
Production Supervisor, Cargill
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Featured Speakers
Bill Bolling
Co-founder, Board Chair Emeritus & Senior Advisor, Food Well Alliance
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