Arable Episode 3: COMMUNITY

Episode 03 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒙 𝑫𝒐𝒔’ 𝑩𝒂𝒓 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑫𝑬𝑬𝑷 : 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑴𝑼𝑵𝑰𝑻𝒀, presented to the community at Dos’ Bar on August 6, 2025, was a conversation on the intersection of wine, farming, and the pillars of employment, housing, financial stability, health, and education. Christopher Renfo, co-founder of The Two Eighty Project, Lucy O’Dea of Feed Cooperative, farmworker advocate Maria Membrila, and Elise Gonzelas of the Catalyst Food Security Initiative, and author Elaine Chukan Brown gave us incredible insights on how connections between local leadership and community members can build new systems, programs, and businesses in ways that fix temporary need while building towards long term sovereignty, stability, and security.