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HomeMy WebLinkAboutfood summit flyerMoghannam, Kathleen From: Murdock, Phyllis Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2Q12 3:50 PM To: Lambert, Steve; Connelly, Bill; Wahl, Larry; Yamaguchi, Kirn; Kirk, Maureen Cc: Hahn, Paul; Kim, Sang; Moghannam, Kathleen Subject: FW: Dont forget Attachments: Local Food Summit Handout Apr 9 2012.pdf Hello to all, Here is the flyer on the Food Summit !told you about earlier. I know some of you will be out of town, but if any of you can make it you are certainly welcome to attend, it should be a very interesting day. We currently have 29 counties planning attendance; it should prove to be very thought provoking and hopefully enlighteningl P H Y L L 1 S M U R D p C K Director of Public Health Butte County Public Health Department Phone: 530.538.7750 Fax: 530.538.2164 i i ,, ~~,uFa, y~, 1 LOCAL FOOD SUMMIT [~ I N SEARCH OF COMMON GROUND ~c] 9:00 A.M. To 4:30 P.M. APRIL 16, 20"2 LUnI©61=RG FAMILY FARMS r RICHVALE, CA "Foodmts our;cor~t[nc~r~, ,~raun~, a universal', ;= ;experience "`- ` __ A special "thank you" to the yvonderful sponsors o f this e ven t... s~~ -° -~' ~~' a , es `"a eurrr cfluxrr IlU ~~ ~ ~ ~~ - i Y A'O R K. F - ~ ~ B"p~;C 10 ,~ ~~ ~ Callfernv Eaoi9r9Gee . ~ ...SArt~IKS ~U8l1C H~.1CrN OEDIr6CG1'8el EoelroomaeW tleBllh LOCAL FQQD SUMMIT OBJECTIVES 1. Meet each other 2. Listen to each other 3. Share viewpoints 4. Explore areas of common purpose GRQUND RULES 1. Limit your comments to the topic of this meeting 2. Be respectful of others, even if you disagree 3. Listen quietly as others speak 4. No personal attacks 5. Try to understand others' opinions 6. Treat everyone with courtesy and a spirit of cooperation 7. Help to sore our mutual issues 8. Accept the guidance of the moderator 9. Belie~ethatthere are workable solutions to the challenges we-face. (Failure is not an option.} LOCAL FOOD SUMMIT AGENDA 9:00-9:15 a.m. ------------------------___------------------------------------_-------------- Welcome • Phyllis Murdock, Public Health Department Director • Grant Lundberg, CEO, Lundberg Family Farms 9:15-9:30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summit Objectives • Brad Banner, Division of Environmental Heaith Director 9:30-10:30 a.m. --_____________.-.----_---_-__________________-_______w..-__--._--Food and Health • Dr. Mark Lundberg, Butte County Health Officer • Max Stepanian, Anderson Daymon Worldwide 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Showcase for Healthy Local Food • Charles Thieriot, Director, Llano Seco Rancho • Grant Lundberg, CEO, Lundberg Family Farms • Francine Stuelpnagle, Co-Founder, GRUB • Carol Chaffin Albrecht, Owner, Chaffin Family Orchards • Noelle Ferdon, Director of Local Food Systems, Northern CA Regional Land Trust • Garol Lams, Nutrition Education Specialist, CHAP 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------ Keynote Speaker • Joel Salatin, Poiyface Farms, Courtesy of Chaffin Family Orchards 12:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. ---------------------------------__w__ Buffet Lunch and Networking • Bacio Catering; Locaily grown organic cuisine on patio 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. ____________________________________-----------------------__-_-- Keynote Speaker • Joef Salatin, Palyface Farms, Courtesy of ChafFn Family Orchards 2:46 - 3:00 p.m. ---------------------------------------------------------___,._.._...._---_.------- Break 3:00 4:15 p.m. --------------------------------------- Overcoming Regulatory Challenges Moderator: Justin Malan, CCDEH Executive Director Part One: Regulatory Perspective ' • Steve Patton, California Dept. of Faod and Agriculture • Richard Price, Butte County Agriculture Commissioner • Dean Peterson, Environmental Heaith Director, San Mateo County Part Two: Local Food Perspective • Pattie Chelseth, Owner, My Sisters Farm • Richard Coon, Owner, Waokey Ranch, President, Chica Farmer's Mar[cet Board of Directors • John Nailton, Owner, Local Dairy Farm Part Three: Questions and Answers 4:15 - 4:30 p.m. -----------------------------Group Exercise: Finding Common Ground 4:30 p.m. -------------------------------------------------'------------------------------- End of Summit LOCAL FOOD SUMMIT BIOS Carol Albrecht, Chaffin Family Orchards Carol Chaffin Albrecht has a lifetime background in Agriculture as a third generation family fanner. She attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo .and taught briefly in the Farm Management Department. Carol also taught for seven years at Butte Community College. She has been active in the marketing of products directly from the fans since the 1970's and has developed many innovative farm marketing programs. CaroE has been a 4-H leader far 20 years and worked with youth on agricultural projects. Carol's work in the last five years with Ehe Weston A. Price Foundation and Farm to Consumer Legal Defense fund has allowed her a unique proper live on farm to consumer issues. Garo! Albrecht and her husband Kurt, awn and manage Chaffin Family Orchards. Carol is the third generation of her family to farm the land in Coal Canyon north of Oraville, Califomia. The Albrecht's grow Citrus, Stone Fruits, Pastured Poultry, Olives, Beef Cattle, Meat Goats and Sheep on 2000 sustainably farmed acres. Carol and Kurt have 6 children ranging in age from 29 to 9. While recovering their son from various health problems they have become students of traditional nutrition. This information has been incorporated into their food production. ~ Carol is the current oo-leader for the Chico Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Carol's purpose is to educate our community about nourishing traditional diets while raising healthful food in a way that gives back to the land, the eater, and the families of her ranch. Pattie Chelseth, Owner, My Sisters Farm Pattie has a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Associate of Arts in Fire Science and is a gradu- ate of Peak Potentials Train-the-Trainer program. For the past two years she has been managing a small "herd share" to provide healthy raw milk to her family and 97 co-owners of two caws. She com- pleted the Rudolph Steiner College of Agriculture Course in~ 1996 and has been involved in Bio- Dynamic Farming since 9999. Pattie has a powerful story to share about her Interaction with the regu- latory community leading to her cunent involvement with CDFA's Small Dairy Herd Working Greup Richard Coon Richard G. Coen and his wife Christine Hantelman have shared the stewardship of the Woakey Ranch in Chico, Califomia, for the past 20 years. They raise delicious, all-natural, grass-fed and fin- ished Iamb and pastured poultry on the annual grasslands of the Northern Sacramento Valley. They use holistic grazing with long pasture recovery periods to increase the health and diversity of the land and io maintain the health and vitality of our animals. They work with the land and the seasons to meat in the most sustainable way they know how. Noelle Ferdon, Director of Local Food Systems, Northern California Regional Land Trust Noelle has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a law degree (Juris ^actorale). She has a background in law and policy and has worked on food and agriculture issues throughout the Centro! Valley, and California, far nearly a decade. Before formally joining the Northern Califomia Re- gional Land Trust as Director far Luca] Food Systems, Noelle worked as a contractor for the Land Trust coordinating the Buy Fresh Buy Local, North Valley agricultural marketing program, managed development of fhe North Valley's 9st edition of the The Eaters Guide to Local Feod and chaired NCRLT's Technical Advisory Committee and workshop development for the Beginning Fanner Rancher Program. Prior to joining NCRLT, she worked far five years at a national organization working to promote agricultural policies that benefit smolt and medium~ized farmers and ranchers. Through her work, Noelle aims to make local food more available and raise fhe visibility of farmers and ranchers in the region by in- creasing market opportunities, protecting farmland, working wish beginning farmers and stimulating rural economic development. Noelle is pas- sionate about bringing togefher different sectors of agriculture in the North Valley around the common goal of revitalizing the region's connection to its food roots. She is a co-founder of Buy Fresh Buy Local, North Valley and Slow Food Shasta Cascade, loves to grow food wherever she can and cannot find enough hours in the day to love her son_ Rorko_ Carol Lams, MA, RD Carol's passion and focus for the past decade has been addressing childhood obesity and utilizing her organizationa] expertise and creativity to develop unique, successful programs #o reverse the upward trend. She has worked extensively with the ]ow-income community teaching wellness through nutrition education and physical activity programs. She has demonstrated her ability to effectively collaborate with schools and build community coali- tions and is the Let's Moue! Chico Coalition Chair. Caro] is a Nutrition Education Specialist with the Center for Nutdtion and Activity Promotion (CNAP}, serves on the Chiw USD's Wellness Committee and Career-Technical Education Advisory Committee, and the CStJ, Chico's Nutrition Advisory Committee. Amanda Le~eroni, Bacio Catering Bacio began as a fresh pasta and ravioli company in the early 1986s, wholesaling to restau- rants, upscale markets and grocery retailers on the West Coast. Pasta parties for friends quickly morphed into full scale catering productions. Today, a staff of aver 30 manages fes- tive, delicious events from Redding to Sacramento. Bacio is the area's premier catering company with a vice with an emphasis on focal and sustainable whenever possible. Bacio is pleased to be a part of thi stewarding a saner way of eating and celebrating the local harvest. reputation for consistent quality and ser- s important interaction between agencies produce Ehe hest-tasting LOCAL FOOD SUMMIT BIOS (CONT[NUi=D} Grant Lundberg, CEO, Lundberg Family 1=arms Grant grew up on our family rice farm in Richvale, Califomia. He completed undergraduate work at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and received a MS in Agricultural Economics from Iowa State University. Since 1997 Grant has been the CEO of Lundberg Family Farms. Grant describes his Bio as follows: "I have enjoyed being a part of the growth of Lundberg Family Farms. Our company traces its roots back to 1937. That is when my Grandma, Grandpa, uncles and fa- ther moved from Nebraska during the dust bowl. My Dad and family instilled in me the need to care for the soil. My father and his brothers saw the need and oppor- tunity to sell organic rice directly to the consumer. So In 1969 they started their mill- ing and sales business. Today the company Is governed by fi third-generation Lundberg family members and two independent board members. The fourth gener- ation family members are now coming #o work as interns at the company during the summer months. We are fortunate to be able to sustain a family business. We em- ploy about 225 people. Our vertically integrated organic and natural food processing operation sells food with our name on il. We have professional managers applying best practices in all disciplines of the operation. Our board is utilizing wprld class processes to guide Ehe strategy of the company, The values of integrity, respect, continuous improvement, and teamwork are built into our culture at Lundberg Family Farms. -For 75 years Lundberg Family Farms has peen using methods of farming and processing that care far the sail, wildlife, air and water. This concern for the environment is equal to our concern for product quality." Mark Lundberg, M. D., M.P.H., Butte County Health Officer Mark has been Health Officer at Butte County Public Health Department far the past 16 years. Prior to that he was a Family Practice Clinician for 6 years. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, his Masters of Pubic Health from UC Berkeley, and his Doctor of Medicine from UC San Francisco. He is married to Susan Lundberg and has three children, Anne, Emily, and Luke. Mark is very active in the community and is the past President of the Butte County Medical Association. Justin Malan, Executive Director, California Conference of Directors of Environmental Heaith Justin was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelors Degree in Law and Public Administration and a Master's Degree in EnvironmentaE Studies. After working for several years in the resource management area, Justin and his wife sailed a circuitous route to the USA in their home-built sloop. They settled in Califomia in 198fi and have been living in Carmichael outside of Sacramento ever since. Justin has managed a large coastal resources grant program for the State, he served as a senior environmental consultant to the Legislature for four years and from 1994 Eo present has been an environmental consultant -serving as Executive Director to several associations including the Califomia Conference of Directors of Environmental Heaith (CCDEH}, the Califomia Ocean Science TrusE and the Califomia Aquaculture Associa- tion. in this capacity Justin has worked extensively with the Califomia Legislature, public interest groups and state regulatory agencies and has served on numerous state-wide committees and task-forces dealing with a wide array of resource management and er~vironmenlal health issues. Justin's environmental consulting and advocacy firm, Ecoconsult, currently has an eclectic group of "green° clients including US Green Building Council-Califomia; CCDEH; Distributed Wind Energy Association; StopWaste.Org; Califomia League of Conservation Voters; Union of Concerned Scientists; California Climate and Agriculture htetwork; Califomia Product Stewardship Gouncil; and Sustainable Gonservation. John Naillon John is the Herdshare Coordinator and Assistant Organizer of the local Chico Chapter of Weston A. Price Foundation. Currently, he is working with a Small Dairy Herd Working Group with the Califomia Department of Food and Agriculture to develop guidelines for pro- duction of raw dairy products. John has been a member of the local Weston A. Price Chapter since its inception in January of 201U and is now Coordinator and Assistant Organizer of the focal Chico Chapter. John was raised on a poultry ranch in San Jose and has worked in many areas of animal husbandry, including: (a) Managing a dairy in Michigan; (b) Overseeing a boarding stable in Fairfax, CA, (c) Managing a goat dairy in Turlock, CA, {d} Holding an apprenticeship at Chico Slate Meal Lab working under Jim Holt learning how to process cattle, hogs, sheep and exotic meat animals from slaughter to !able; and (e) Holding an ap- prenticeshipwith Dave Dewey at Chico Locker & Sausage. Steve Patton, Chief, Inspection and Compliance Branch, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture Steve is Chief of the inspection and Compliance Branch of the Califomia Department of Food and Agriculture. He has aver 35 years of experience working in both the public and private sector enforcing fruit and vegetable laws and regula- tions. He has analyzed and promulgated regulations for both the Standardization and direct marketing programs has part of his administrative duties and in now working on behalf of ODFA with the Small Dairy Herd Sharing Working Group and the 33irect Marketing Ad-Hoc Committee. LOCAL FOOD SUMMIT BIOS (CONTINUED Dean Peterson, t=nvironmental Health }]hector, San Mateo County As a director of environmental health for 14 years, Dean has been involved in developing and implementing environmental health programs dedi- cated to furthering public health goals. In particular, he has been intimately involved with local and statewide policies with respect to ensuring that food service is not only safe, buE also nutritious, healthy and sustainable. Dean has been involved with San Mateo County's "As Fresh as it Gets° campaign as well as a member of the county's Food Alliance. Currently a Director of Environmental Health, Dean has spent his professional ca- reer in the EnvironmentaE Health field. He began his career with the US Navy and in 19813 began working with San Mateo County developing and implementing policies linking environmental health to public health goals. The division provides a safe and healthful environment through educa- tion, monitoring and enforcement of a variety of regulatory programs. Richard Price, Butte County Agriculture Commissioner Richard Price has a Bachelor of Science Degree from U.C. Davis in entomology. We has been Butte County Agricultural Commissioner and Sealer of Weights and Measures far 23 years. He has served as the President of the Califomia Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association, the chair of Pesl Prevention and Nursery, Seed and Apiary Committees and numerous other state and local committees. Richard has been a Licensed Pest Control Adviser and is a member of the Norcat Chapter of CAPCA, He and his staff work closely with alt facets of the Ag industry in his coun- ty to promote, protect and enhance agriculture. They also work to provide equity in the market place far all businesses and consumers. His experience includes being involved with the direct market regulatory process with the Certified Farmers Markets since 1977. Currently, Richard is on the CDFA Direct Market Ad Hoc Advisory Committee, representing the Califomia Agricultural Commis- sianerand Seaters Association, working to formulate new regulations to implement A62168. Joel Salatin, Keynote Speaker Joel Salatin is an American farmer, Lecturer, and author. Salatin raises livestock using holis5c methods of animal husbandry, free of potentially harmful chemicals, on his Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. Meat from Ehe faun is sold by direct-marketing to con- sumers and restaurants. Salatin, aself-described "Cttristian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic-Farmer' produces high-qualify "beyond organic" meats, which are raised using environmentally responsible, ecologi- cally henefrcial, sustainable agriculture. Salatin considers his farming a ministry, and he condemns the negative impact on his livelihood and lifestyle of what he considers an increasingly regulatory approach taken by the agencies of the United States government toward farming. Salatin now spends a hundred days a year Lecturing at colleges and to environmental groups. Salalin's books include: O You Can Farm and Salad Bar Beef, Pastured Poultry Profits; 4 The Sheer 1=cstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer; O Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the LacaE Food Front; O Folks, Haly Cows And Hog Heaven: The Faod Buyer's Guide To Farm Friendly Food; O Family Friendly Farming: AMufti-Generational Home-Based Business Testament; and D This Ain't Normal: A Farmers Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World Max 5tepanian, Anderson Daymon Worldwide Max connects food supply chains with the marketplace with a particular focus on sustainable products and programs. He currently works far the brokerage house of Anderson Daymon Worldwide, working with producers to integrate their system with Costco Wholesale. Previously he was the principal of source and Connect and Director of Sales for Niman Ranch. He worked far Niman Ranch far 6 hears, scaling acorn-pony whose central mission is to grown its producer network and develop a unique, alternative source of protein supply. Francine Stueipnagle, Co-Founder, Growing Resourcefully Uniting Bel- lies (GRUB) Francine is aself-taught farmer. She and her husband Lee goE into farming because they be- lieved it would be a good life to be their own bosses and be in the rhythm of the seasons. She enjoys producing healthy toad for her community and running a popular CSA. Charles Thieriot, Director, Llano Seco Rancho Charles is the Director and great, great, great grandson of Llano Seco founder Jahn Parrott. LLano Seco is still very much a family affair. Charlie Thieriot describes the role of "the other white meat" in a diverse ecology. According to Charlie Thieriot of Llano Seco Fames, people have a "vacuum-sealed mentality;' and what it takes to get food from the plot to the plate has largely been forgotten. We don't think about the person picking our produce or raising our meat, or the processors who package il. Ignored, the truck- drivers and train engineers haul the product from farm to market, where wholesalers and retailers organ- ize our favorite consumables and put them out for display, or restaurateurs marinade, portion, cook, and place our gastrpnomic gasoline. Charlie takes his responsibilities seriously. Having served the Aldo Leopold Society, he's become very concerned about the balance of nature, and is proud that his family's legacy now embraces biodiversity, ensuring thaE all the wildcats, herons, beavers, Driers and egrets feel at home on the ranch. Working closely with US Fish and Wildlife, the Thieriots are doing their part Eo ensure that the Sacramento River, which serves as the property's western Boundary, remains a riparian highway. ]t is estimated that they play host to 500,OO0 ducks and 1 Do,ODO geese a year, and That the 14,OD0 acres of their property are a critical componenE of the remaining 15% of the Sacramento Valley's remaining wild Eands.