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Olympic Peninsula Farm-to-Table Trade Meeting

NW Maritime Center
Port Townsend, WA


Join local producers, distributors, health care professionals, school nutrition directors, chefs, retailers, sustainable food advocates, and consumers for an afternoon of network building, expert panel discussions, and more. Help build connections, increasing the sale of and access to fresh local products and creating healthier people, jobs, and environments.

Thursday, December 8, 2011
1:00 - 6:00 PM

NW Maritime Center (http://www.nwmaritime.org/)
431 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Cost: $10
Please RSVP by Dec. 3

This event is hosted and sponsored by: Cascade Harvest Coalition, the WSDA/USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, EDC Team Jefferson, WSU Jefferson County Extension, and the Port Townsend Food Coop.  Cascade Harvest Coalition (CHC) is a non-profit dedicated to re-localizing the food system in Washington State by connecting farmers with tools and resources they need to be more sustainable and consumers more directly with producers. CHC organizes Farm-to-Table events throughout Washington State, working to connect producers and buyers and generate sales.

Agenda (subject to minor changes ;)

12:30   Registration Opens

1:00    Welcome
Cascade Harvest Coalition's Farm-to-Table Program
Sarah Wilcox, Program Manager & Mary Embleton, Executive Director

1:15   Keynote
Dr. Laura Lewis, Director, WSU Jefferson County
"Local and Native: Agrobiodiversity and Economic Development for the Olympic Peninsula"

1:45   Break/Networking

2:00   Panel Discussion - Farm-to-Chef: Successful examples, best practices, what farmers/chefs need to make connections, production matching, and how to start developing a local strategy
  Moderator  Sarah Wilcox, Cascade Harvest Coalition
  Chef Dan - The Fireside, Port Ludlow Resort
  Karyn Williams  Red Dog Farms
  Rochelle Prather - General Manager, Bon Appétit at Fort Worden

3:05   Break/Networking

3:25   Panel Discussion - Diversifying Markets: Direct marketing vs. wholesale markets, advantages and challenges, how farmers can scale up, and what buyers are looking for
  Moderator - Katherine Baril, EDC Team Jefferson
  Kia Armstrong - Nash's Organic Produce
  Zach Olson-Wailand  Dharma Ridge Farm
  Kathy Pryor  Washington Healthy Food in Health Care Initiative, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility

4:30   Closing remarks, evaluations & local appetizers by In Season Catering

4:45   One-on-one consultations
Networking and local appetizers continue!

6:00   End


Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact
Who: Sarah Wilcox
Phone: (206) 632-0606
Email: sarah@cascadeharvest.org
Web: http://www.cascadeharvest.org
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Sorry, online ticket sales have ended. Please contact Sarah at sarah@cascadeharvest.org to register. We will try to get back to you, but given the short notice, you may want to call Sarah at (253) 381-7651. We want you to join us!




  
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Event Details
Dates
 
Start: Thursday Dec 08, 2011 1:00 PM
End: Thursday Dec 08, 2011 6:00 PM

Prices
  $10.00

Location
  NW Maritime Center (View Venue)
431 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
United States

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Categories
  Food>Markets & Farms

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