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The Hazon Food Conference is an annual meeting of
farmers
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer mi ...
, culinary experts, global citizens, business, community and
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
leaders to focus on contemporary food issues and exchange ideas on improving
health
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...
and
sustainability
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in communities throughout the world. The event is produced by the New York-based Jewish nonprofit organization,
Hazon
Hazon ( he, חָזוֹן ) is an American nonprofit organization based in New York City that seeks to "create new vision" in the Jewish community through outdoor and environmental education. It was founded in 2000 by its British-born CEO Nigel S ...
.
First held in 2006 at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center with 158 people in attendance, the Hazon Food Conference now takes place in late December in
Northern California
Northern California (colloquially known as NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Spanning the state's northernmost 48 counties, its main population centers incl ...
. In 2008 there were 560 attendees.
The event consists of speeches, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, cooking demonstrations, educational and leisure activities. Previous Conference presenters and attendees include
Dan Barber
Dan Barber (born October 2, 1969) is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill in Manhattan and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, New York, United States. He is the author of ''The Third Plate''.
Education
He is a 1992 graduate of Tufts Un ...
of Blue Hill Farm/
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Andrew Kimbrell from the
Center for Food Safety
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a 501c3, U.S. non-profit advocacy organization, based in Washington, D.C. It maintains an office in San Francisco, California. The executive director is Andrew Kimbrell, an attorney. Its stated mission is to ...
, Rabbi Morris Allen of Hecksher Tzedek, and Rachel Biale of Progressive Jewish Alliance.
Programs at the Hazon Food Conference have included ''Grow Your Own & Do It Yourself Food'', ''Jewish Tradition & Food: History & Culture'', ''Food Policy and Creating a New Food System'', ''Kosher Meat, Health and Nutrition'', and ''Israel: Food & Agriculture''.
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