What's Working in School Food Schedule
March 18,
2011
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TRADE SHOW
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WHAT’S WORKING IN SCHOOL FOOD
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FOOD POLICY SUMMIT
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8:15 -
9:45 am
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Registration
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School Food
FOCUS District Presentations, Round 1—Room E
Discuss successes and challenges in school food procurement
change efforts, including sourcing local produce, incorporating salad bars,
and collaborating with partners.
· Bob Bloomer,
Chicago
· Stephen O’Brien, New
York City
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8:45 -
9:45 am
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Registration
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10:00-11:15
am
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Opening
Symposium—Hall A
· Jim Slama, FamilyFarmed.org
· Sheila Simon, Illinois Lt.
Governor (Invited)
· Warren Ribley, Director,
Illinois Dept. of Economic Opportunity
· Ann Wright, USDA
· Ken Kaplan, MIT Collaborative Initiatives
· Kathy Lawrence, School Food FOCUS
· Rochelle Davis, Healthy Schools
Campaign
· Bob Scaman, Goodness Greeness
· Erika Allen, Growing Power
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11:30 am-12:50
pm
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Large Scale
Sustainable Meat Procurement—Room D
Meat producers
discuss opportunities and challenges they face meeting marketplace demand.
· Pete Bassett, Organic Prairie
· Bill Kurtis, Tallgrass
Beef
· Patty Whisnant, American
Grass Fed Beef
· Paul Willis, Niman Ranch Pork Company
· Moderator: Chris Ely, Applegate
Farms
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School Food
FOCUS, District Presentations, Round 2—Room E
Discuss successes and challenges in school food procurement
change efforts, including increasing whole grains, sourcing fresh fruits
& vegetables, improving flavored milk and changing bid specifications
· Kymm Mutch,
Milwaukee
· Jim Groskopf, Saint
Paul
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From
Farm to School in the Chicago Metro Area—Room F
Key
process steps for implementing farm to school programs and opportunities to
promote policy and systems change.
· Lindsey Arenberg, Seven Generations
Ahead
· Bobbie Desprat, Community
Consolidated School District 15
· Micheline Piekarski, Oak Park/River
Forest School District 200
Moderator: Anupama Joshi, National
Farm-to-School Program
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Teaching and Eating In the Garden: Enabling Educators to
Utilize the School Garden in Their Curriculum and Nutrition Education—Room G
School gardens provide opportunities for
engaging in the food system. Discuss what tools do educators need to fully
utilize these gardens.
· SlowFood—Megan Larmer, Chicago Rarities
Orchard Project
· Lynn Hyndman, Dawes Elementary
School
· Jason Greenberg, Chicago Waldorf
School
· Jennifer Sandy, PreSERVE
Community Garden
SNAPshots: A Visual Conversation About Hunger and SNAP
Benefits on Chicago’s North Side—Room H
Discuss what role the 2012 Farm Bill will
play in the SNAP program and decipher policy recommendations within this bill.
· Erin
Edwards, Northside Anti-Hunger Network
· Kelly
Viselmand, EZRA
· Anita
Denes, EZRA
· Lara
Ignoffo, Deborah's Place
SNAP/EBT Support at Farmers Markets—Room I
This
session targets two policy recommendations: 1. Support
and ensure proper funding for HB4756 (Farmers Market Technology Improvement
Act),
and 2. Support City of Chicago Farmers Market’s
EBT program.
· Dennis Ryan, Experimental Station
· Corey Chatman, Experimental Station
· Pat Stieren, IL Farmers Market
Network
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11:30-6:00
pm
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TRADE SHOW FLOOR
OPENS
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1:00 –
2:15 pm
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LUNCH—Hall B or
LUNCH WITH GREEN CHICAGO RESTAURANT CO-OP—Room D
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2:30-3:50
pm
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The Farm to
Restaurant Connection—Room D
Producers and
restaurant owners learn lessons from veteran restaurateurs and vendors on how
to source local products
· Marc Bernard, Lettuce
Entertain You
· Dan Rosenthal, Green Chicago
Restaurant Cooperative
· Bruce Sherman, North Pond Restaurant
· Moderator: Ron Cropper, Sustainable
Foods
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School
Food FOCUS Roundtable Discussions
Hall A
East—Tools to Jumpstart Procurement Change
· Jim Groskopf, Saint
Paul Public Schools
· Kymm Mutch,
Milwaukee Public Schools
· Laura Stanley,
School Food FOCUS
Hall A
West—Maximizing USDA Foods to Create Healthful Meals
· Laura Walter, USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
· Julie Mikkelson, USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
· Bob Bloomer,
Chicago Public Schools
· Kathy Lawrence,
School Food FOCUS
Room E—Working
with Government and Community Partners
· Stephen O’Brien,NYC
School Food
· Rochelle Davis,
Healthy Schools Campaign
· Cathy Nonas, NYC
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
· Julia Govis,
Illinois Farm to School
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Food Safety in
School and Community Gardens—Room F
Schools and food service companies are beginning to address food
safety issues in order to serve garden produce in their cafeterias.
· Ken Dunn, Resource
Center Chicago
· Dan Schnitzer, Academy for
Global Citizenship
· Angie Mason, Chicago Botanic
Garden
· Moderator: Ann Wright, USDA
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Urban Agriculture Zoning and Policy—Room G
Explore
the Urban Agriculture Zoning Ordinance for the City of Chicago with a focus
on the
basics of zoning as a guide to city land use and other decisions
· CFPAC & AUA—Kevin Pierce, Resource Center/City Farm
· Patsy Benveniste, Chicago Botanic Garden
· Amy Beltemacchi, Root-Riot Harambee Garden
· Paul Hardej, City Micro Farms, LLC
Illinois Stewardship Alliance's Grassroots Policy
Committee: Advocating For You, From Farm To Fork—Room H
This breakout session will serve as ISA's
Chicago regional policy meeting.
· Wes King, ISA
· Lindsay Record, ISA
Next Level Of Food Safety: Procurement of School Food
Supply Purchases—Room I
Focus on the procurement of school food
produced by corporations, farms and dairies that operate under just and
ethical principles and recognize that safe food comes from workers in safe
working conditions.
· Charlotte Williams, Center for New Community
· Natasha, Former worker, Tyson Meats
· Loretta Horton, LSSI
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4:00-5:20
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Scaling Up
Urban Agriculture for Wholesale Markets—Room D
Urban
agriculture offers tremendous opportunities to provide a large volume of
local fruits and vegetables for wholesale markets in the 21st
century.
· Erika Allen, Growing Power
· Dan Carmody, Detroit
Eastern Market
· Ken Dunn, Resource
Center Chicago
· Brandon Johnson, Washington Park
Consortium
· Moderator: David Spear, Whole Foods
Market
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School Food FOCUS Open
Time for Networking and Conversation—Room E
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Lessons Learned in School
Food Pilots—Room F
New programs are changing
the way schools feed and educate children.
· Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations
Ahead
· Julia Govis, Illinois Farm to School
Coalition
· Pam Horwitz, American Corn
Growers Association
· Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, Academy for Global
Citizenship
· Jason Weedon, Gourmet Gorilla
· Moderated by Rochelle Davis, Healthy Schools
Campaign
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Innovations Or Infractions?: Making The Urban
Agriculture We Want—Room G
Discuss urban agriculture innovations and best
practices that are likely to encounter current and future policy constraints
· AUA—Martha Boyd, Angelic Organics Learning Center
· Ryan Anderson, Delta Institute
· Lyndon Valcenti, Chicago Department of Environment
We Are What We Eat: Food Access And Its Impact On
Community Health—Room H
Learn concrete strategies to influence food-access
policy development and implementation, including the specifics of the
Illinois Fresh Food Fund.
· Danny Block, Chicago State University
· James Bloyd, Cook County Department of Public
Health
· Terri Johnson, Jane Addams Hull House
Innovative Local Policies that Challenge the Fast Food
Industry and Protect Children's Health—Room I
Explore local policies challenging fast food industry
practices that endanger children’s health and create unhealthy food
environments.
· Juliana Shulman, Corporate Accountability
International
· Alfred David Klinger, retired physician
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5:45-6:30
pm
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School
Food FOCUS Closing and Evaluation—Room E
Review action steps for the near future, share concluding
insights and thoughts, and take part in evaluating the day’s activities.
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Closing,
Evaluation, and Networking—Room G
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5:30-7:00
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FREE WORKSHOP!
So You Want to
Be a Farmer—Room D
Leading experts
discuss opportunities available to people from all walks of life to become a
farmer.
· Sheri Doyel, Angelic
Organics Learning Center
· Michael O’Gorman, Farmer-Veteran Coalition
· Larry O’Toole, Growing Home
· Mike Sands, Prairie Crossing Farm
Incubator
· Moderator: Patsy Benveniste, Chicago
Botanic Garden
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6:00-7:00
pm
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Meet The Buyers
Reception–Rooms G, H, I
Leading Midwest
food buyers meet farmers and food businesses to create buying relationships.
· Chartwells-Thompson
Hospitality
· Chipolte
Mexican Grill
· Dill Pickle
Food Co-op
· Door to Door
Organics
· Get Fresh
Produce
· Goodness Greeness
Irve & Shelly’s Fresh Picks
· Local Folks
Foods
· Lou Malnati’s
· Niman Ranch
· Piece Brewery
& Pizzaria
· SugarToad
Restaurant
· Whole Foods
Market
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7:00-10:30
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Localicious
Party–
Hall A/B
Local chefs pair with family farmers to create the freshest
flavors of the season. Come enjoy great food, libations and meet leaders in
the local food movement. Proceeds benefit FamilyFarmed.org, a leader in
building local food systems for the past ten years.
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