• 8:15 to 8:50 – Registration and breakfast of local food


• 8:50 to 9:05 - Welcome and Introductions
  Rick Greenwell, Washington County Agriculture Agent Sarah Fritschner, Louisville Farm to Table


• 9:05 to 9:50 a.m. – Large volume buyers
  Large volume buyers service everything from Churchill Downs to company cafeterias and are increasingly interested in local food, and it’s not just about tomatoes and corn. Produce distributors will discuss past sales, present needs and future predictions in plenty of time for planting season.


• 9:50 to 10:30 – Beef and beyond
  Livestock distribution projects and value-added products in Central Kentucky are allowing at least four species to move more efficiently into the marketplace. Chicken provides cash flow, pork and beef command higher prices than auction and lamb can guarantee income.


• Networking break: 15 minutes


• 10:45 to 11:20: Specialty products: From popcorn to dairy
  There’s more to the local food movement than meat and produce. One Louisville restaurant is interested in buying 112 dozen eggs per week. A popcorn company in Corydon, IN ships popcorn worldwide. You’ll hear about crop options you may not have thought of before.


• 11:20 to noon: Public school food service
  There are 120 counties in Kentucky and all the school food services have been asked by the USDA to “Know Your Farmer Know Your Food.” Food service directors talk about their Farm to School programs and what they’re looking for. Mercer County confirmed.


• Noon to 1– Locavore lunch and networking


• 1 to 1:40 pm: The wine market
  Not everyone who makes wine grows grapes. Many wineries depend on nearby farms to grow the fruit that goes into the wines. Learn from the wineries what they need and what the market will bear.


• 1:40 to 2:10 p.m They want what? Taking the fear out of GAP training, bid documents, $1 million insurance policies and other requirements of food commerce.
  Experts help explain some of the regulatory issues surrounding food sales.


• 2:10 to 2:40 p.m. MarketReady
  The University of Kentucky’s MarketReady program is a one-day training and resource book that seeks to educate and help farmers succeed in today's markets so they can continue to be profitable.


• 2:40 p.m. Evaluations and Closing Remarks

Questions?

Contact:

John Strang
859-257-5685 office; 859-396-9311 mobile; email:jstrang@uky.edu