FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
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| 10:00 |
Opening Symposium: Advancing the Good Food Movement- Theater |
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Margaret Wittenberg |
Vice President of Quality Standards, Whole Foods Market |
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Bob Scaman |
CEO, Goodness Greeness |
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Bill Kurtis |
CEO, Tallgrass Beef |
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Jack Lavin* |
Director, Illinois Dept. Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
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Fred Kirschenmann |
Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center |
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Oran Hesterman |
President, Fair Food Foundation |
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Wes Jarrell |
Chair, Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force |
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Karen Lehman |
Director, Fresh Taste Initiative |
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John Fiske |
Director, Wallace Center National Good Food Network |
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Craig Watson |
Vice President of Quality Assurance and Agricultural Sustainability for SYSCO Corporation |
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Jim Slama (moderator) |
Founder, FamilyFarmed.org |
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| 1:00 |
Greening Your Restaurant |
Mainstage |
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Ron Cropper |
Sustainable Foods |
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Greg Summers |
Sysco |
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Helen Cameron |
Uncommon Ground |
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Danny McGowan |
Big Bowl |
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Moderator TBD |
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| 2:30 |
Selling Local Food to Institutions |
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Maria Simmons |
Swedish Covenant Hospital |
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Dane Smith |
Chef and Director, Aladdin |
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Dr. James McKee |
Vice President of Operations, Aladdin |
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Greg Christian |
Organic School Project |
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Ron Cropper (moderator) |
Sustainable Foods |
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| 4:00 |
Retail Success with Local and Organic Food |
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Bob Scaman |
Goodness Greeness |
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Peter Panagiotaros |
Stanley's Fruit and Vegetables |
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William Betts |
Whole Foods Market |
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Moderator TBD |
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| 5:30 |
Feature Presentation of King Corn |
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| 5:30 |
Meet the Buyers- Yates Gallery |
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| 7:00 |
Localicious Party- Yates Gallery |
*Indicates invited speaker is not yet confirmed
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SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
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| 10:30 |
Benefits of Grassfed Meat and Dairy |
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Rick Bayless (introduction) |
Frontera Grill |
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Bill Kurtis |
Tallgrass Beef |
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| 11:30 |
Know Your Food |
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Margaret Wittenberg |
Whole Foods Market |
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Michelle Jost |
Shedd Aquarium |
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Fred Kirschenmann |
Leopold Center of Sustainable Agriculture |
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Marty Gerencer (moderator) |
Wallace Center National Good Food Network |
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| 1:00 |
Fresh, Local Food For All |
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Bernita Johnson Gabriel |
Quad Communities Development Corporation |
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Mari Gallagher |
Mari Gallagher Research and Consulting |
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Oran Hesterman |
Fair Food Foundation |
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Karen Lehman (moderator) |
Fresh Taste Initiative |
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| 2:30 |
Building Local Food Systems in Illinois |
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Julie Hamos |
18th District, State Representative |
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Steve Frenkel* |
State of Illinois |
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Sadhu Johnston |
Mayor's Office, City of Chicago |
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Jim Slama (moderator) |
FamilyFarmed.org |
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| 4:00 |
Low Carbon Diet--Reducing your Impact on Global Warming |
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John Ivanko |
Inn Serendipity |
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Tim LaSalle |
Rodale Institute |
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Erin Ford |
Organic Valley |
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David Blume |
Alcohol Can Be a Gas |
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Moderator TBD |
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| 5:30 |
Mixing Up Local Flavors |
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Brian Ellison |
Death's Door Vodka |
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Adam Seger* |
Nacional 27 |
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Greg Fischer |
Wild Blossom Meadery & IL Grape Growers |
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Greg Hall |
Goose Island Brewery |
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Greg O'Neill (moderator) |
Pastoral |
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| 7:00 |
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*indicates invited speaker is not yet confirmed
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| SUNDAY Featured Workshops to be held in the Millennium Room |
| 10:30-12:30 |
David Blume |
Powerful Permaculture Principles |
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| 1:30-4:30 |
David Blume |
Alcohol Can Be a Gas! |
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SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE
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| 10:30 |
Local and Organic Eating on a Dime |
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Lisa Kivirist |
Inn Serendipity |
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Laura Bruzas |
Healthy Dining Chicago |
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Brett Beal |
God-dess Designs |
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Irv Cernauskas (moderator) |
Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks |
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| 12:00 |
Urban Agriculture |
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Will Allen |
Growing Power |
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Harry Rhodes |
Growing Home |
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Ken Dunn |
City Farm |
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Angela Mason |
Green Youth Farm |
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Erika Allen (moderator) |
Growing Power |
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| 1:30 |
Locavore Holiday Planning |
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Nina Bell |
Chicago Locavore |
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Dana Benigno |
Chicago Cooks |
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Rob Gardner |
The Local Beet |
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Monica Eng (moderator) |
Chicago Tribune |
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| 3:00 |
Growing New Farmers |
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Tom Spaulding |
CSA Learning Center |
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Mike Sands |
Prairie Crossing Incubator |
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Debra Tropp |
USDA |
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Gary Mattson |
Farm Credit Services |
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Megan Lewis (moderator) |
The Land Connection |
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| 4:30 |
Grow Your Own (veggies) |
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Vicki Nowicki |
Let's Grow Vegetables |
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Bill Wilson |
Midwest Permaculture |
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Mike Nowak* |
The Mike Nowak Show |
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Moderator TBD |
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| 6:00 |
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*indicates invited speaker is not yet confirmed
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