A Healthy Farm to Fork Future Ken Myszka Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group

Our Earth Now  Environment ( p.p.m. in 2009 and today, 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 Farmer Who’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 Table How 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 pm) 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) CSA Community 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 Organizations Resources

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 Table How 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 Habits Stop 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.