Session Descriptions
Preserving the Harvest: Cooking Demonstration
presented by Chef David Teghtmeyer
Join Chef David as he shares his wit and skill in the kitchen and on the farm. David will be sharing various preservation and cooking techniques/tips related to the fall harvest as well as a sampling of some fare from his farm, Bliss Farm. This will be an ongoing demonstration in the main event area. You won't want to miss it!
04:00pm
Put Farm Food On The Map and Rapidly Build Your Local Organic Food Chain!
presented by Max Kane
In this session you will see a live demo of Farmmatch.com which launched live on the internet this September 11, 2012. It quickly spread onto five different continents and is the fastest growing farm food discovery website anywhere in the world today. It's four-fold discovery connects the missing link to unite local organic food chains all over the world: 1) food discovery; 2) market discovery; 3) community discovery; and 4) voice discovery.
www.farmmatch.com
www.farmmatch.com
See Jane Grow: How Women are Transforming Food
presented by Lisa Kivirist
Women are launching farms and new business enterprises in record numbers. From farmers to innkeepers, from writers to jam-making entrepreneurs, come hear the inspiring stories and experiences of women across the country crafting farm and food-based careers that prioritize healthy food, family and local community. Build your own idea bank and resource connections.
Funding Your Agriculture/Food Idea
presented by Teresa Engel and Thomas White
Come hear about the different opportunities for funding your business ideas. Learn about funding sources from grants and loans to community fund opportunities. Small businesses of all types from farms to retail are the primary engine for an economic recovery. Yet funding for startups and business expansion is scarce. The Integrity Fund was formed to provide, education, mentorship and interest-free loans to promote local, sustainable business success.
Vernon County Community Food Assessment - 5 Years of Progress
presented by Nicole Penick
The Valley Stewardship Network conducted a Community Food Assessment in 2007. The assessment included an action plan for strengthening our local and Driftless regional food assessment. In partnership with local businesses, non-profits and government agencies, VSN has been working hard on these action steps. Join Nicole Penick as she shares the highlights of these efforts and learn where action is still needed as we work together in the Good Food Revolution!
Community Food System:
“A sustainable community food system is a collaborative network
that integrates sustainable food production, processing, distribution, consumption
and waste management in order to enhance the environmental,
economic and social health of a particular place.”
- UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
“A sustainable community food system is a collaborative network
that integrates sustainable food production, processing, distribution, consumption
and waste management in order to enhance the environmental,
economic and social health of a particular place.”
- UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
06:00pm
Farm To School in Vernon County
presented by Marilyn Volden, Shawna Bohan, and Bryce Griffin
This session will highlight the Farm to School program in Viroqua Schools including how local food is sourced and utilized in school meals, classroom lessons and tastings and how a recent grant award of $160,000 will be used to expand the county-wide program. The new AmeriCorps Farm to School member and Vernon County Farm to School Coordinator will be introduced.
Farmstead Chef: Grow, Harvest, Prepare & Share
presented by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko
You don’t need to be a chef to be a great cook. Whether you’re an urban farmer, farmers’ market regular or savor the flavors of fresh, local, seasonal cuisine, join award-winning Wisconsin co-authors Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko as they share simple tips for homegrown and homemade cooking, from preserving the harvest to stocking the pantry to building local community around your kitchen table. Discover how they manage to eat from their gardens or with locally-sourced foods year round.
About the Book Farmstead Chef
Farmstead Chef, by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, transforms traditional farmstead cooking skills for the modern kitchen gardener, urban homesteader and homestead cook in all of us.
From breakfasts to mouth-watering desserts, Farmstead Chef showcases the creative and budget-friendly side to eating lower on the food chain more often while taking responsibility for the food we put into our bodies -- by growing it, sharing it and savoring it. Recipes include: Zucchini Feta Pancakes, Winter Squash Fritters, Herb-infused Spare Ribs, Strawberry Dessert Pizza, and Homemade Graham Crackers. After your meal, pull up a chair and enjoy inviting slice-of-life “Kitchen Table Talk” features: interviews with local food heroes and visionaries transforming our food system. Farmstead Chef also shares practical cooking tips and lively short essays inspired by John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist’s organic, self-reliant homestead and bed & breakfast. To learn more about Farmstead Chef, visit: www.farmsteadchef.com
Farmstead Chef, by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, transforms traditional farmstead cooking skills for the modern kitchen gardener, urban homesteader and homestead cook in all of us.
From breakfasts to mouth-watering desserts, Farmstead Chef showcases the creative and budget-friendly side to eating lower on the food chain more often while taking responsibility for the food we put into our bodies -- by growing it, sharing it and savoring it. Recipes include: Zucchini Feta Pancakes, Winter Squash Fritters, Herb-infused Spare Ribs, Strawberry Dessert Pizza, and Homemade Graham Crackers. After your meal, pull up a chair and enjoy inviting slice-of-life “Kitchen Table Talk” features: interviews with local food heroes and visionaries transforming our food system. Farmstead Chef also shares practical cooking tips and lively short essays inspired by John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist’s organic, self-reliant homestead and bed & breakfast. To learn more about Farmstead Chef, visit: www.farmsteadchef.com
All of John and Lisa's books will be available for purchase and book signing at the event.
About the Authors
John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist are co-authors of the award-winning ECOpreneuring and Rural Renaissance. Lisa is a distinguished Kellogg Food and Community Fellow, and John is co-author and principal photographer for six award-winning multicultural children’s books. John and Lisa are innkeepers of the award-winning Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, which is powered completely by the sun and wind in Southern Wisconsin. They also operate Inn Serendipity Woods cabin rental outside Hillsboro that's also completely powered by the sun. Learn more about the couple at their website: www.innserendipity.com
John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist are co-authors of the award-winning ECOpreneuring and Rural Renaissance. Lisa is a distinguished Kellogg Food and Community Fellow, and John is co-author and principal photographer for six award-winning multicultural children’s books. John and Lisa are innkeepers of the award-winning Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, which is powered completely by the sun and wind in Southern Wisconsin. They also operate Inn Serendipity Woods cabin rental outside Hillsboro that's also completely powered by the sun. Learn more about the couple at their website: www.innserendipity.com
How To Access Local Food
presented by Emily Rozeske, Kaitlyn Karasek, Bjorn Bergman, and Cate Eddy
Session description coming soon!
Speak Up! Carrying the Local Foods Message to Madison and Washington
presented by Kara Slaughter
Attend this session to develop skills and strategies for influencing State and Federal Policy so that it supports Local Foods. We'll talk about key food policies on the horizon, discuss the best way to reach out to legislators, and share stories of past policy victories for local foods.
