2025 NMCEWL Annual Summit
April 3-4
Institute of American Indian Arts
83 Avan Nu Po Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
ABOUT
Our annual summit offers a welcoming and creative space where we can put our words into action, and step into another year of adapting to a changing climate.
We are excited to bring focus to the importance of relationship- and tool-building for New Mexico producers. Topics such as best technical assistance practices, grant funding procurement, and the collaborations that support their strength, will be highlighted during presentations, peer-to-peer activities, and more.
The annual summit is a FREE in-person event for navigating challenges in our community, finding peer support, and building resilience in a challenging climate.
This summit is in-part funded by a USDA Conservation Technical Assistance grant and the Tauck Family Foundation.
CONTACT
Email coordinator@nmcewl.org with any questions.
SCHEDULE
Day 1, April 3:
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Welcome and introductions
10:05 - 11 a.m.
Storytelling as Advocacy for Farmers
Alicia Thompson – West Region Organizing Manager, National Young Farmers Coalition
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Conservation Planning on Navajo Nation
Yolanda Benally – producer and advocate, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
12:05 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch at Institute of American Indian Arts and Seed to Bloom audio project
Davon Collins – RAY Fellow, Institute of American Indian Arts Land Grant Program
1:35 - 2:30 p.m.
Adapting to Shifting Climates and Policy Change
Sarah Wentzel Fisher – Land and Agriculture Policy Director, Thornburg Foundation
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Engaging with Diversified Funding Streams
Melanie Kirby – Institute of American Indian Arts Land Grant Program
3:35 - 4 p.m.
Closing
Day 2, April 4:
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join NMCEWL and the NRCS Santa Fe team for a field day at a farm in Santa Fe County to hear about best practices for relationship building between producers and their technical assistance providers.
Location to be announced
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