Hilary Baum produces educational seminars, conferences and special events focusing on critical issues in food and farming. She is president of Baum Forum/Public Market Partners, a not-for-profit corporation, and coordinating director of Food Systems Network NYC, an emerging collaboration of agencies and individuals engaged in work that furthers access to wholesome, regional food. Hilary has been involved in the development of farmers' and public markets, agricultural marketing programs, and community supported agriculture (CSA), and is co-author of Public Markets and Community Revitalization. She is a board member of Friends of Van Cortlandt Park, the Hawthorne Valley Association, Riverdale CSA and an advisor to the NYC Wholesale Farmers' Market Development Study.