BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T045748Z DTSTART:20220608T180000 DTEND:20220608T200000 SUMMARY:Farm to Institution Purchasing: How Do We Increase Sales? DESCRIPTION:The Johnson County Food Policy Council invites you to their 8th annual public forum\, “Farm to Institution Purchasing: How Do We Increase Sales?” This annual event focuses on increasing community awareness of and engagement with local food system challenges and opportunities. This year’s forum will work to motivate change in the community to increase local food purchases made by institutions\, such as universities\, schools\, nursing homes\, and hospitals. \n\nJCFPC 8th Annual Public Forum\n\nFarm to Institution Purchasing: How Do We Increase Sales? \n\nWednesday\, June 8\, 2022\, 6 - 8 p.m.\n\nVirtual Zoom Event\n\nAttendees will hear from a panel of guest speakers who will discuss topics such as infrastructure needed to facilitate farm to institution sales\, how various disruptions have impacted farm to institution sales\, the complexities of wholesale pricing\, and more. Following the panel\, attendees will gather in break-out rooms to discuss next steps for our community. Panelists include:\n\nJames Nisly\, Local Producer & Food Hub Manager\n\nMarlie Wilson\, Chicago Food Policy Action Council \n\nMichael Graham\, University of Iowa Dining\n\nTeresa Wiemerslage\, ISU Extension & Outreach\n\n6 p.m. Welcome and Food Policy Council Introduction \n\n6:10 - 6:20 p.m. Introduction to Farm to Institution Purchasing \n\n6:20 - 7:20 p.m. Guest Speaker Panel with Q&A\n\n7:20 - 7:40 p.m. Break-Out Group Discussions\n\n7:40 - 8:00 p.m. Large Group Discussion and Conclusion \n\nYou must register online to receive Zoom meeting information. Please visit this link to register. This event is free and open to the public. Please share this email invite to help us spread the word!\n\nJohnson County strives to host inclusive\, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. This virtual event will have live captions in English. To request translated captions\, please contact localfoods@johnsoncountyiowa.gov at least 48 hours prior to the event. \n\nWe look forward to seeing you online on Wednesday\, June 8!\n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/59974 LOCATION:null\, null UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-59974 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Johnson County Food Policy Council invites you to their 8th annual public forum\, “Farm to Institution Purchasing: How Do We Increase Sales?” This annual event focuses on increasing community awareness of and engagement with local food system challenges and opportunities. This year’s forum will work to motivate change in the community to increase local food purchases made by institutions\, such as universities\, schools\, nursing homes\, and hospitals.
\n\nJCFPC 8th Annual Public Forum
\n\nFarm to Institution Purchasing: How Do We Increase Sales?
\n\nWednesday\, June 8\, 2022\, 6 - 8 p.m.
\n\nVirtual Zoom Event
\n\nAttendees will hear from a panel of guest speakers who will discuss topics such as infrastructure needed to facilitate farm to institution sales\, how various disruptions have impacted farm to institution sales\, the complexities of wholesale pricing\, and more. Following the panel\, attendees will gather in break-out rooms to discuss next steps for our community. Panelists include:
\n\nJames Nisly\, Local Producer &\; Food Hub Manager
\n\nMarlie Wilson\, Chicago Food Policy Action Council
\n\nMichael Graham\, University of Iowa Dining
\n\nTeresa Wiemerslage\, ISU Extension &\; Outreach
\n\n6 p.m. Welcome and Food Policy Council Introduction
\n\n6:10 - 6:20 p.m. Introduction to Farm to Institution Purchasing
\n\n6:20 - 7:20 p.m. Guest Speaker Panel with Q&\;A
\n\n7:20 - 7:40 p.m. Break-Out Group Discussions
\n\n7:40 - 8:00 p.m. Large Group Discussion and Conclusion
\n\nYou must register online to receive Zoom meeting information. Please visit this link to register. This event is free and open to the public. Please share this email invite to help us spread the word!
\n\nJohnson County strives to host inclusive\, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. This virtual event will have live captions in English. To request translated captions\, please contact localfoods@johnsoncountyiowa.gov at least 48 hours prior to the event.
\n\nWe look forward to seeing you online on Wednesday\, June 8!
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