What happens when agriculture is treated only as an industry, a program, or a curricular unit? What is lost when land is seen only through the lens of economic development? For many, the result is disconnection from place and from one another. Reclaiming agriculture as folklife requires shifting how systems understand and support land access, foodways, and intergenerational learning.
Educators can expect to learn about unconventional public land access models, agricultural movements within K-12 public institutions, pathways to seed and food sovereignty, and ways to help each other reconnect to land, identity, and intergenerational belonging.