Upcoming events at the Swette Center

Past event videos

Food Tank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Arizona State University’s Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, and the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation present the official North American World Food Day 2025 celebration, "Food is Medicine and Eating for Health," held in Tempe, Arizona.

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World Food Day 2025: Food is Medicine and Eating for Health

ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit 2025
Mainstage Session 2 of 4
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

We can’t address food waste without understanding the broader food system and the world in which that system operates. This session takes a step back to help frame up the context in which we accomplish our work—the policies, trends, technologies, and environmental issues that shape the system that produces (and wastes) our food.

Speakers
Joel Gamoran | Homemade
Erin Boyd Kappelhof | Eat Well Global
Shara Orem | Datassential
Julia Collins | Planet FWD
Ned Spang | Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, UC Davis
Dana Gunders | ReFED
Kathleen Merrigan | Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems

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Setting the Table: The Realities Shaping Our Work – Mainstage Session 2

In April 2025, the Swette Center hosted an informative career panel discussion with four esteemed food systems professionals:
• Joseph Brinkley – Senior Director of Regenerative Development, Bonterra Organic Estates
• Lucy Flores – Design Strategist & Founder, Studio Magic Hour
• Ashley Grabb – Director of Agriculture and Food Systems Support Division, Arizona Department of Agriculture
• Rachael Stewart – Arizona Rancher & Southwest Regional Director, Farm to Power

These panelists shared insights about their career journeys, their current roles, and practical advice for achieving professional goals. The event concluded with an open Q&A.

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Food Systems Career Panel, Spring 2025