Christine Johnson, President of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, delivers her presentation Land Conservation and Our Economy

Emcee Cooper Levey-Baker of Sarasota Magazine and Transition Sarasota announces the morning presentations

Eboni Curry, Manager of Outreach and Community Troops for Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, shows her raffle prize from the SCOPE team

Executive Director of SCOPE, John McCarthy, shows off the new bike accessories he was given as a prize for riding his bike to the event.

Presenters from the Edible Innovations panel respond to questions; From left to right: John Livingston (All Faiths Food Bank), Ed Chiles (Chiles Restaurant Group), John Thaxton (Gulf Coast Community Foundation), and John Rife (East End Market)

John Rife of East End Market presents on Public Markets, Public Places, and Public Produce

Event organizer Lee Hayes Byron, Sustainability Manager for Sarasota County

SCOPE staff thanking Lee Hayes Byron, Sarasota County Sustainability Manager, for all her hard work

Attendees line up to enjoy a delicious, sustainable lunch

Sarasota Mayor Willie Shaw delivers the welcoming address for the afternoon session

Event attendees mingle and view exhibits waiting for the morning session to start

Rihdi D’Cruz, Associate Director of City Repair Project, delivers the afternoon sessions keynote speech: Self-Repair to Culture Repair: Personal Stories of Empowerment and Transformation

Sara Kane, Outreach Coordinator for Sarasota County Sustainability, collects question cards from audience members

Tim Rummage, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of This Spaceship Earth, explains his organization during the afternoon session

Darryl McCullough and Roger Landry of Transition Sarasota explaining some of their organization’s recent intiatives