a healthy farm to fork future ken myszka epiphany farms hospitality group
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A Healthy Farm to Fork Future
Ken Myszka
Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group
Our Earth Now
Environment (392.09 p.p.m. in 2009 and today, 399.47 p.p.m)
Nutrition (40% decrease in 4 decades) Health (Over-fed, malnourished) Flavor (Shipping Ability Focused) Jeopardized Soil Health and Biological Activity
Our Earth Now..
Our food is not just deficient in nutrient but becoming toxic.
Conventional vs. Organic Production
Know Thy FarmerWho’s growing our food?
Some Farms Near Us PrairiErth Farm (Atlanta, IL) Ackerman Farm (Chenoa, IL) South Pork Ranch (Chatsworth, IL) Henry’s Farm (Congerville, IL) Brown’s Fresh Produce (Bloomington, IL) Dearing County Farm (Bloomington, IL) Epiphany Farms Enterprise (Bloomington, IL) Kilgus Farmsteas (Fairbury, IL) Prairie Fruits Farm (Champaign, IL) Spence Farm (Fairbury, IL) Funks Grove Pure Maple Syrup (Shirley, IL)
Local Farms Supplying Your Dinner TableHow do we get local, beyond organic food to our families dinner table?
Channels
Farmers Markets CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Grocery Stores Restaurants Work Shares Community Gardens Co-Ops Buying Clubs
Local Farmers Markets• Downtown Bloomington Farmers’
Market (Sat. 7:30am – noon)
• Uptown Normal Trailside Market (Tue 3:30 - 6pm)
• Downs Village Market (Wed. 4 - 6pm)
• Peoria Heights Farm Market (Wed. 3:30 – 6:30pm)
• Urbana’s Market at The Square (Sat. 7am – noon)
Voting with your FORK!
Henry’s Farm(Eureka, IL) PrairiErth Farm (Atlanta, IL) Browns Fresh Produce (Bloomington) Dearing County Farms (Bloomington) Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery (Champaign) Cook Farm (Bloomington, IL) Sunny Lane / Teresa’s Fruit and Herb Farm Trimbles Farm (Heyworth, IL)
CSACommunity Supported Agriculture
Grocery Stores Organic Selection Naturally Yours Fresh Market Common Ground Urbana Co-Op Green Top (Soon, with your support!)
Responsible Restaurants
Station Two Twenty Anju Above Medici Destihil Two Blokes and a Bus Harvest Café (Delavan, IL) Bacaro (Champaign, IL)
Work Shares
Local Farms provide stipends
Epiphany Farms Example 8-10 work share positions May through November 5hr (crop share for two people) 10hr (crop share for 3-4 people) Includes… Produce, Eggs, Meat and Milk
Co-Ops Green Top Grocery Common Ground Food Co-Op
(Champaign, IL)
Arcola Fairbury
Buying Clubs
Connecting OrganizationsResources
Leading Organizations Illinois Stewardship Alliance
Buy Fresh Buy Local Golden Beet Award
Spence Farm Foundation Stewards of The Land Land Connection Central Illinois Sustainable Farming
Network (CIFSN)
Now, Your TableHow to get fit by saying NO.
1. Getting it to your kitchen
Eating Local on the cheap Buying when in Season Looking out for important local
production Honey Eggs Milk Seasonal Produce High Quality Protein
2. Peer Policing Bad HabitsStop going through the drive through and don’t bring your big gulp around…
What to look out for? Fast Food Preservatives Artificial Colors Corn Syrup Sweet n Low/ Aspartame Refined Sugar Commercial Hygiene Products
3. Working Out for a Purpose
How?
Farm Mobbing Volunteer for a brighter future Farm Fresh Food Farm Fresh Conversation Healthy Air Sense of Purpose and Pride
An Epiphany
Providing leadership for a brighter future Building a healthy workplace Enriching our meals, our lives and our
land
Inspiring the next generation
Spring to a great Start Start growing something
Spring Farm Tour… Winter Growing Soil Blocks and Transplants Pruning for a purpose Perennials bounce to life Winter Annuals Still Alive Garden Planning and Strategy
The End
A realistic look at our successful future as a global nation, as we rise to the occasion and make a difference.
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