2018 Banquet Recap
The Winter Banquet serves as an opportunity for guests and our members to gain educational exposure to a themed topic while networking with other community members and activists. This is also an opportunity for ESW students to share everything they've been working on over the course of fall semester. It begins with a Project & Networking Expo, where both our members and other sustainability-focused organizations are invited to present followed by a series of notable speakers who present their perspectives on various aspects of the banquet's theme.
The 2018 banquet theme was Sustainable Agriculture. We will be adding a Speaker Panel to the event this year! See more details below for the list of guest speakers, event logistics, and other information. For any questions about this event, please contact the current Public Relations officer of ESW-RIT.
This is not a fundraiser, tickets help cover the cost for meals and speakers
Project Expo
Students and community members set up to network and learn about projects happening on campus and in the surrounding Rochester community.
Guest Speakers and Panelists
Ed Harwood, Chief Science Officer at Aerofarms
Callie Babbitt, Associate Professor at Golisano Institute for Sustainability
Chris Hartman, Founder and President of the Headwater Food Hub
Ryan Pierson, Director at The Good Food Collective
Evan Zachary, Director at Flower City Pickers
Dawn Carter, RIT Community Garden Coordinator and RIT Senior Lecturer
Nate August, Wegmans Organic Farm Manager
Erin Bullock, Founder of Mud Creek Farm and owner at Wild Hill Farm
Lauren Caruso, Taproot Collective Leadership Team and Educator at University of Rochester
Leslie Knox, Board Member and Volunteer Manager at Taproot Collective
Main Speaker Presentations:
Sustainable Food Systems Thinking: a milking stool strategy
Sustainable Management of Food Waste-- From Farm to Fork
Agriculture technology: The future of our food system*
Local food from RIT Catering:
Fledging Crow Vegetables- Keeseville, NY (beets)
Remembrance Farm- Trumansburg, NY (beets)
Hurd Orchard- Holley, NY (apples)
Finger Lakes Farmer’s Cooperative- Auburn, NY (Acorn Squash)
Autumn’s Harvest- Romulus, NY (eggs)
Lively Run Dairy- Interlaken, NY (goat cheese)
Bozza’s Pasta- Hilton, NY (Pasta)
