Know your staff
Rhizome Network
Chicago Food Justice Summit
GFPI
Chicago Food Landscape
100

This individual came on as staff to CFPAC in 2015

Rodger Cooley

100

Name at least one of the community agreements

Any of the agreements will suffice 

100

This was the 19th annual food justice summit theme

Climate Resilience

100

This local business created a successful food product that is single served through CPS

Phoenix Bean

100

This organization was previously called Growing Power Chicago

Urban Growers Collective

200

This individual has co-founded Southside Market

Mabel Shiu

200

Rhizome network holiday party 2023 took place in this location

Basement of Industrious

200

This Park District operated space has hosted many Food Justice Summits

South Shore Cultural Center

200

This location hosted a winter buyer supplier mixer and also has a 50,000 gallon- aquaponic system

Farm on Ogden

200

This local food distributor recently purchased Local Foods

Common Market
300

This staffer attended North Side College Prep

Stephanie Zarco-Jimenez

300

This global event started the subgroup meetings within the Rhizome Network

Covid-19 pandemic

300

This summit team subgroup looks at how to integrate arts into the summit

Flavor and Reimagination 

300

This was the year the Cook County GFPP Resolution was passed

2017

300

This food organization was established during COVID with Margo Pritzker funding

Community Food Navigator

400

This staffer previously led culinary trainings for women at the Cook County Jail

Jane Cajuste

400

Previously active, this adjacent project to the Rhizome Network focused on stable long term land access

Productive landscapes

400

This was the year of the first food justice summit

2006

400

The lens of GFPP is viewed through these three values of EAT

Equity, Accountability, Transparency

400

This urban development on the South Side of Chicago has become a place for renewable energy and supports local food production through better management of biodegradable waste.

Green Era

500

This staffer lives near the Irish American Heritage Center

Sarah-Jayne

500

Name all active rhizome network groups

Resilient, Farm Bill, IL Policy

500

She was the keynote speaker for the 19th food justice summit

Alita Kelly

500

Name all 5 category values

Local economies, animal welfare, environmental sustainability, valued workforce, nutrition
500

This Chicago restaurant had an awkward partnership with Saran Wrap in 2018

Giant

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