BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Good Food Institute - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Good Food Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gfi.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Good Food Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T235959 DTSTAMP:20260425T110623 CREATED:20251023T195147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T195148Z UID:10000726-1763683200-1763942399@gfi.org SUMMARY:Future of Food: Engaging Agriculture and Education in the Protein Transition DESCRIPTION:Future of Food: Engaging Agriculture and Education in the Protein TransitionPast\n\n\n\n\nGFI’s Jeremy Eltz and Janie Butler are heading to Tuskegee to lead a dynamic workshop at the Professional Agricultural Workers Conference. \n\n\n\n Share this page on Bluesky\n \n Share on Bluesky\n\n\n Share this page on Threads\n \n Share on Threads\n\n\n Share this page on Twitter\n \n Share on X\n\n\n Share this page on LinkedIn\n \n Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nAt the 83rd Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC)\, GFI’s Jeremy Eltz\, PhD\, and Janie Butler\, MBA\, will host a 90-minute interactive session exploring how land-grant institutions\, HBCUs\, and rural communities can benefit from the protein transition. \n\n\n\nTitled “Future of Food: Engaging Agriculture and Education in the Protein Transition\,” this workshop will cover how alt proteins can drive economic resilience\, create new career pathways\, and integrate into agricultural education. \n\n\n\nThis session is part of GFI’s broader commitment to supporting agricultural communities as active leaders in shaping a better food future. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGFI speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanie Butler\n\n\n\nEDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTTHE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE \n\n\n\nJanie Butler develops dynamic educational programs and workforce solutions to cultivate talent in the growing alternative protein sector. Janie Butler joined GFI after working with the Colorado BioScience Institute and Beyond Benign: An Institute for Green Chemistry Education. In these roles\, she cultivated workforce development and educational initiatives by designing impactful programs\, leading curriculum development\, and fostering partnerships between industry and academia. Janie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry with a specialization in molecular biology and a minor in environmental and sustainable studies from Loyola University of Maryland\, equipping her with the expertise to drive sustainable practices in education and workforce training. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy Eltz\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nEDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGERTHE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE \n\n\n\nJeremy Eltz will work to develop and support the education and workforce pipeline for the alternative protein industry. Prior to joining GFI\, Jeremy Eltz served as the Director of Rural Education at the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis. Jeremy began his career as a research scientist and middle school teacher\, before joining the Indiana Department of Education in 2012. During his time at the IDOE\, Jeremy created and implemented the state’s first STEM plan—which resulted in the adoption of new STEM programs and pathways in K-12 education across the state. Jeremy has a bachelor’s in biology from Indiana University Bloomington\, a master’s degree in teaching from Marian University\, a PhD in educational leadership from Indiana State\, and a school superintendent’s license. He currently resides in Carmel\, Indiana\, with his wife\, Missy\, and two daughters\, Macy and Mallory. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 1\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Science of Alt Protein: Transforming waste to fungal mycoprotein\n \n \n \n Learn how Dr. Wang is developing a foundational biorefinery for converting food waste to fungal mycoprotein for practical food applications. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 5\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n Proposal Writing Workshop: Tips and tricks for securing alternative protein funding\n \n \n \n Join our expert-led workshop designed to help U.S.-based researchers strengthen their ability to secure funding. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 5\, 2026\n San Jose McEnery Convention Center\n \n \n \n SynBioBeta 2026\n \n \n \n Bruce Friedrich joins SynBioBeta to make the case for a new way of producing meat—one grounded in science\, built for… \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 28\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Science of Alt Protein: Nature and nurture—Cell lines and media\n \n \n \n Discover opportunities for the convergent development of both cell lines and media for cultivated meat. URL:https://gfi.org/event/future-of-food-engaging-agriculture-and-education-in-the-protein-transition/ LOCATION:Tuskegee University\, 1200 W Montgomery Rd\, Tuskegee\, Alabama\, 36088 CATEGORIES:External in-person event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://gfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/third-party-event-featured-image_UNIVERSAL.svg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR