Torfaen Food Summit

Time  

Talk  

Location  

10am 

Opening addresses  

Cllr Fiona Cross (Executive Member for Communities) & Cllr Joanne Gauden (Executive Member for Economy, Skills & Regeneration). 

Pam Warhurst CBE (Incredible Edible Founder & Chair) 

Sam Evans (Food Resilience Manager, Torfaen County Borough Council).  

Main Hall 

10.30 -11.30am 

Session 1: Introduction to Food &  Business including grants: 

Speakers: 

·       Front Row Food – Ria Gibbs 

·       Waddle Woods – Jennie Tunley 

·       Ty Poeth Farm – James Morris 

·       Oaktree Farm – Matthew Hicks 

Snooker Room 

Session 2: Food & School 

Speakers:  

·       Torfaen Schools Catering Dietician 

·       The Federation of Blenheim Road Community Primary and Coed Eva Primary School. 

Dennis Puddle Room 

Session 3 - Incredible Edible Presentation by Pam Warhurst  

Cinema 

12 -1pm 

Food Summit Lunch Provided by Tasty Not Wasty CIC,  -Aiming to cut food waste & increase food access. 

Bar/Landing area 

1pm -2pm 

Session 1 :  Blaenavon Cheddar Company: Heritage links & cheese tasting: 

Speakers: 

·       Susan Fiander- Woodhouse. 

Dennis Puddle Room 

Session 2: Community Food, Good Food Network & Grants. 

Speakers:  

·       Torfaen Food Partnership Officer 

·        Forgeside RFC Community Garden 

·       Public Health Dietetics 

·       Previous grant recipients 

Snooker Room 

2.30pm - 3.30pm 

Session 1: Community Food Models. 

Speakers: 

·       Torfaen Food Partnership Officer  

·       Victory Church Community Grocery Store  

·       Hope for the Community Grocery Store 

Cinema 

Session 2: Food and Young People  

Speakers: 

·        Inspire to Achieve and young people discuss their food growing project, Planter project and plans for their future 

·       Jenny McConnel, Sustainable Development Advisor, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales 

Snooker Room 

All day 

Expo area open throughout the day with additional activities for families and the wider community from 3.30pm including facepainting, balloon modelling, arts & craft, smoothie bike, regenerative garden & kitchen & Vegetable chilli for all. 

Cooking demonstrations taking place throughout the day.