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SUMMARY:Women in Ag discussion panel
DESCRIPTION:One of the most meaningful ways we can support sustainability and protect the environment is through supporting local food systems. Come meet some of the women creating waves in food systems\, agriculture\, local farms\, and through advocacy. They are all deeply influential\, each in their own way. We are proud to share this year’s edition of “Women in Ag” at the teahouse! Join us for an educational and engaging discussion with some of the powerhouses of agriculture and change in our region.\n\nHow to register: Drop-in\, no registration needed. Bring your questions and curiosity!\n\nCost: Food/drink purchases encouraged to support ongoing programming at our teahouse nonprofit.\n\nLocation: Living room/Fireplace\, 1st floor.\n\n\nMeet the panelists: \nDeborah Byrd is the Executive Director of Jonesborough Locally Grown\, the non-profit operating Boone Street Market and Jonesborough Farmers Market. She is dedicated to strengthening connections between local farmers\, food\, and community. Deborah brings a diverse background in sustainable agriculture\, having worked as a grower at Serenity Knoll Farm and with Farms Work Wonders at Wardensville Garden Market. \n \nChelsea Green\, MA\, LPC\, is a masters level therapist who offers nature-based therapy and equine therapy services at Fauna Forest Farm in Jonesborough\, TN. Chelsea provides holistic and trauma-informed care to support adults and couples while caring for horses and the land in regenerative ways. She also hosts the monthly Climate Café of East Tennessee and facilitates family constellation group work that integrates horses into these healing practices on the farm. You can learn more about her work at www.anubeginningtherapy.com \n\nMargie Kendall is a local food and farming advocate that lives with her family in the Tree Streets. She serves on the board of directors for Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council\, but previously worked with Jonesborough Locally Grown\, launched Serenity Knoll Cooking School in 2016\, and runs her own food blog. \nSarah Long is an author\, chef\, gardener\, and Mother Earth fan girl. A professor of writing at Appalachian State University\, Sarah’s scholarly research focuses on the intersections of technology\, agriculture\, and women’s empowerment. Creatively\, she works in the nonfiction space. Her latest work\, “Uprooted: A memoir of belonging and becoming\,” is available through Regal House Publishing\, July 28\, 2026. She is the Executive Director and President of Slow Food Tri-Cities (www.slowfoodtricities.org)\, a narrative medicine practitioner (www.thewritingcure.com)\, and a TedX speaker for the 2026 summer season (https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/67032). \nIliana Pate is a grower\, maker\, sheep shearer\, and forest school instructor\, currently located at The Earth School at Fauna Forest Farm in Jonesborough. Iliana was born and raised on a small family farm on the Cumberland plateau\, where she developed a deep appreciation for good food\, and a passion for sustainable\, equitable\, agriculture. A desire to learn more about sustainable agriculture and land management models has taken Iliana from Tennessee veggie farms\, to a Wisconsin dairy\, to a NPS prescribed fire crew\, and back to Tennessee to teach nature studies and gardening at Fauna Forest Farm. \nRachel Slaughter is co-owner and farmer at Rain Crow Farm in Jonesborough\, TN growing a wide variety of vegetables for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)\, restaurants and farmers markets. Before moving to Jonesborough Rain Crow Farm produced on a quarter acre urban farm in Johnson City. Before starting Rain Crow Farm Rachel worked on a variety of vegetable and cut flower farms in Tennessee as well as in agriculture education.
URL:https://thephilosophershouse.org/event/women-in-ag-discussion-panel/
CATEGORIES:Dialogue,Environmentalism
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