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.