Your Choices Matter!
Industry leaders came together for the Good Food Conference on Friday March 15th!
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- Opening Symposium Presenters
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- Beginning Farmers of the Year from Radical Root Farm and Big Head Farm
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- Making Connections over some Good Food
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- Meat 2.0 – Evolution, Revolution, or Dissolution
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- Attendees and Speakers at the Conference
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- The Good Food Policy Conference
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- The Trade Show Floor was Hopping!
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- Farmer in Training!
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- Irv & Shelly’s Fresh Picks
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- Can you tell we’re related?
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- Wild Ophelia: Local Chocolate!
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- Testa Produce’s Gorgeous Spread
Photos: 1,2-Kaitlyn McQuaid; 3-12-Amanda Areias
Have you heard the great announcements from Friday’s Opening Symposium? Midway Airport, McCormick Place, and Chicago Public Schools committed to working with FamilyFarmed.org to increase their local and sustainable food programs! Collectively these institutions serve over 1.5 million meals per day! Click here to download the full press release!
Save the date for our 10th Anniversary Good Food Festival & Conference, March 13th-15th, 2014.
Trade day co-sponsored by the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition
Scroll down for a full list of Friday Workshops and Speakers!
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Friday’s Events:
Local and Sustainable Products Tradeshow, 10:00am – 5:00pm
The Good Food Trade Show supports farmers, trade buyers, and other stakeholders to grow their business and the good food community. Click here for the 2013 list of participating farms, organizations, and businesses!
Meet the Buyers, 5:30 – 7:00pm
Meet the Buyers gave producers and buyers opportunities to connect and create lasting business partnerships. Thanks to all buyers and producers who attended!
Participating buyers:
Food Patriots Documentary Screening, 5:30 – 6:45pm
Food Patriots is a new, feature length documentary film, and we were thrilled to screen a rough cut at the Good Food Festival! Learn more about the film here!
Friday’s Workshop Schedule At a Glance (see below for Food Policy)
Time |
Trade |
Producers |
School Food |
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| 9:00 am -10:30 am |
Opening SymposiumLarry Acton, MAC One Midway • Erika Allen, Growing Power |
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| 10:45am –12:00pm | Growing Your Business with Marketing andSocial Media | The Future of CSA | Better Nutrition in Schools | |
| 10:00am -5:00pm | Trade Floor Open | |||
| 12:00 -1:00pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 -2:15 pm | Local Meat – 2.0: Evolution, Revolution or Dissolution? | Best Practices in LocalFood Procurement | ||
| 2:30 -3:45 pm | Good Food in Restaurants | E-Commerce: Make Money While You Sleep? | Getting Responsibly ProducedChicken on the Menu | |
| 4:00 -5:15 pm | Buying & Selling Local FoodThe Path to Success | |||
| 5:30 -7:00 pm | Meet the Buyers Reception | Food Patriots Move Screening | ||
Food Policy Summit Schedule
Click here for detailed information, including descriptions and speakers.
Time |
Building our Urban Farms and Community Food Systems |
Supply Chain and CommunityEconomic Development |
Connecting with Community to Grow the Good Food Movement |
| 10:45am –12:00pm | Local Food as an Economic Tool – Perspectives from Across the Chicago Region | Let Me Decide – Organize yourCommunity and Join the Movement to Label Genetically Modified Foods | A Voice for our Youth – Learn, Engage, Organize and Advocate! |
| 1:00 -2:15 pm | Compost – Breaking down bills, barriers and building opportunity | Engaging Community to Improve Healthy Neighborhood Food Options | How Can Higher Education Strengthen Urban Agriculture? |
| 2:30 -3:45 pm | Innovative Land Tenure Strategies | Opening Chicago Streets for Delicious Eats | Community Organizing Tools for Food Justice |
| 4:00 -5:15 pm | CFPAC Closing Session | ||
Trade Schedule Details
Time |
Event |
Moderator/Panelists |
| 10:45 am -12:00 pm |
Growing Your Business with Marketing and Social MediaLearn to grow your business with tried and true marketing like brand development leverage by the burgeoning reach of social media. |
Grant Kessler, FamilyFarmed.org Lee Greene, Scrumptious Pantry |
| 1:00 –2:15 pm |
Local Meat – 2.0: Evolution, Revolution or Dissolution?Panelists will break down the challenges and discuss their ideas for category growth and consolidation that will move the entire local meat system forward. |
Bartlett Durand, Black Earth Meats Greg Gunthorp, Gunthorp Farms LouisJohn Slagel, Slagel Family Farm Patricia Whisnant, American Grass Fed Beef Moderated by Mark Wilhelms, Red Meat Market |
| 2:30 -3:45 pm |
Good Food in RestaurantsDiscover resources available to restaurants that open new markets and contribute to a healthier more sustainable Chicago |
Dr. James Galloway, former Assistant Surgeon General Eloise Karlatiras, GCRC Diane Schmidt, Healthy Fare for Kids Moderated by Jim Slama, FamilyFarmed.org |
| 4:00-5:15 pm |
Buying & Selling Local Food – The Path to SuccessUnderstand the barriers of buying and selling local food and learn how to overcome them from seasoned procurement stakeholders |
Marc Bernard, Executive Chef, Big Bowl Don Fitzgerald, Group VP, Chief Merchandising Officer Roundy’s Lindsay Record, Illinois Stewardship Alliance Stan Schutte, Triple S Farms Drew Thomason, Illinois Stewardship Alliance Kristin Boe, La Pryor Farm Moderated by Cynthia Haskins, IL Farm Bureau |
Producer Schedule Details
Time |
Event |
Moderator/Panelists |
| 10:45 am -12:00 pm |
The Future of CSAExperienced CSA providers will examine how to grow demand in a quickly changing local food landscape. |
Dela Ends, FairShare and Scotch Hill Farms Rob Gardner, thelocalbeet.com Karen Warner, Big Head Farm Dominic Green, The Gentleman Farmer Jennifer Borchardt, Harvest Moon Farms Julia McDonald, Peasants’ Plot Moderated by Jenny Meyer, Angelic Organics Learning Center |
| 2:30 -3:45 pm |
E-Commerce: Make Money While You Sleep?Are you ready to take your online sales to the next level? |
Chad Arnold, CEO, Door to Door Organics Irv Cernauskas, Irv & Shelly’s Fresh Picks Mark Wilhelms, Red Meat Market |
School Food Schedule Details
Time |
Event |
Moderator/Panelists |
| 10:45 am -12:00 pm |
Better Nutrition in SchoolsMobilizing parents and organizations dedicated to getting local, Good Food in schools is helping to turn the tide on unhealthy school meals. Come learn about this exciting work and take away strategies to implement game changing programs in your school. |
Kymm Mutch, School Food FOCUS Annie Lionberger, Chicago Public Schools Melissa Graham, Purple Asparagus Sarah Rand, University of Chicago Moderated by Rosa Ramirez, Healthy Schools Campaign |
| 1:00 –2:15 pm |
Best Practices in Local Food ProcurementLearn to avoid common pitfalls of local food procurement from three businesses dedicate to local food, and see how local food can help make your business prosper. |
Jennifer Borchardt, Harvest Moon Farms Leslie Fowler, Chicago Public Schools Steve Mangan, Sodexo, Northwestern University Jason Wheedon, Gourmet Gorilla Moderated by Jim Slama, FamilyFarmed.org |
| 2:30 -3:45 pm |
Getting Responsibly Produced Chicken on the MenuThere are significant challenges to ensure chicken producers big and small can continue to prosper. This session will frame the issues from very different perspectives, and will showcase the solutions that benefit farmers and the schools looking to buy antibiotic-free chicken. |
Joe DePippo, Tyson Lynne Lein, Yuppie Hill Poultry Galen Miller, Miller Poultry Laura Stanley, School Food FOCUS Moderated by Andrew Gunther, Animal Welfare Approved |
