| Friday, Sept 25 | ||
| 1 -3 pm | Pre-event Excursion: Echo Farms 17391 Durrance Rd, North Fort Myers, FL 33917 Plan 1 hr travel time. Admission $12 | Through this tour, you’ll experience farming at its most creative, with unique demonstrations, plants, and techniques being used to help farmers and urban gardeners in developing countries. |
| 4 pm | Tabling set up | Tabling 4-5:30 pm |
| 5 pm | Registration | |
| 5:30 pm | Welcome and Introduction | Rev. Dr. Russell Meyer |
| 6 pm | Water and Dinner Blessing | Rev. Elan Brown |
| Buffet Dinner by Sage Events | Blackened redfish, organic lemon chicken, roasted vegetable medley, salads, vegan option, cookies. | |
| 6:30-7:15 pm | Keynote Speaker | Pat Gonzalez-Rogers , Indigenous Environmental Advocate, Yale Center for Environmental Justice |
| 7:15 | Q&A | |
| 7:30 | Closing Message | Rev. Dr. Russell Meyer |
| 7:45 | Closing Music | Rev. Elan Brown |
| 8:15 pm | Adjourn until tomorrow | Iris Brown, FGCU harpist, Davidic harp in the garden |
| Saturday, Sept 26 | ||
| 8 – 9 am | Tabling & Light Breakfast | Tabling 8-9 am Coffee & light breakfast served. |
| 9 – 9:15 am | Opening Music | Rev. Elan Brown |
| Centering Exercise | Laurie Lyons, Buddhist monk of the Zen and the Arts Center | |
| 9:20 am | Opening Message | Rev. Dr. Russell Meyer |
| 9:45 – 10:45 | Open Space on Earth Economy Circle moderator: Rev. Russell Meyer | Pat Gonzalez-Rogers, Yale Center for Environmental Justice Echo Farms , regenerative Ag, Jason Weigner Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) , Silvia Perez and interpreter Cultivate Abundance -Rick Burnett FGCU Permaculture – Adrian Buglosav and Iris Brown CLEO – Gianna Hutton |
| 10:45-11 | Q&A | |
| Tabling 11-12:30 | ||
| 11-11:30 | Contemplative Silent Garden Tour or self-guided | Rev. Elan Miavitz-Brown |
| 11:35 | Lunch Blessing | Rev. Dr. Russell Meyer |
| 11:40 | Buffet Lunch by Sage Events | Pasta salad, falafel pita, salads, cookies |
| 12:25 | Restroom Break | Move to Session 1 |
| 12:30-1:30 | Work Session 1 | |
| Main Hall | Policy | Solar United Neighbors SUN – Learn the latest on Solar Non-Profit Programs, Solar Co-Ops, and more. Bob Moore |
| Meeting Room | Storytelling | Climate Campaigns: Learn, Act, and Share Your Stories, Cara Fleischer, Florida Council of Churches / The Upper Limit Project & Gianna Hutton, CLEO |
| Garden | Action | See how David Etzel and the Communitarians of Cornerstone Edible Farms grow thousands of pounds (3 tons last year) of fruits and vegetables each year in their garden in harmony with creation. |
| Garden | Action | Dive deeper into Faith & Farming concepts and practices with Joel Fletcher from Echo Farms. |
| 1:30-1:35 | Break | Move to session 2 |
| 1:35-2:35 | Work Session 2 | |
| Main Hall | Policy | CIW – Coalition of Immokalee Workers will lead a discussion on justice in agriculture. |
| Garden | Action | Cultivate Abundance and the Cornerstone Edible Farms Rick Burnette will share the coalition behind growing three tons of food for their neighbors every year. |
| Garden | Action | Learn from FGCU Florida Gulf Coast Univ Permaculture students Iris Brown and Adrianne Bugoslav about how to grow a Food Forest and Permaculture techniques. |
| Meeting Room | Storytelling | Climate Campaigns: Learn, Act, and Share Your Stories, Cara Fleischer, Florida Council of Churches / The Upper Limit Project & Gianna Hutton, CLEO |
| 2:35-4 pm | Plenary | Social Presencing Theater – Whole Earth Economy Rev. Dr. Russell Meyer |
| 4:30 – 5 pm | Closing | All Return to Sanctuary |
2026 FL-iCAN! The Economy of Earth Agenda
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