Northbound Ventures Founder, Holly Fowler leads the audience on a journey to answer questions they have about the food system and to equip them with new questions to ask as they become more informed consumers. She starts with the macro context of the current food system, its stakeholders, and myriad of influences. Dynamic individual and group exercises that test participants’ knowledge of their current food choices, what grows when, where and how, and help them to prioritize what matters most to them when “voting with their wallets” and buying locally. Holly Fowler, Co-founder and CEO of Northbound Ventures, is a recognized sustainability leader, systems thinker, and strategic advisor with more than fifteen years of international food industry experience.

Northbound Ventures, LLC is a professional services firm based in Somerville, Massachusetts with the mission to assist the development of sustainable communities and regional food systems, that in turn improve social wellness and allow equal opportunity for economic prosperity.