The eighth annual Farmer-Chef Connection occurs on Monday, March 3rd at the Oaks Park Pavilion in Portland, and features Keynote speaker Gary Nabhan.

Dr. Nabhan's work moves from policy to practice, as his founding of the Renewing America's Food Traditions and Forgotten Pollinators campaigns demonstrate. He and wife Laurie Monti raise Navajo-Churro sheep, Black Spanish turkeys and native crops in the pygmy woodlands near Winona, Arizona.

The Farmer-Chef Connection continues the tradition of creating and sustaining relationships between growers and buyers.  This day-long gathering fosters collaboration and direct market opportunities for local farmers, ranchers, and food buyers who are committed to expanding and strengthening local and seasonal food networks.

Farmer-Chef Connection

March 3^rd, 2008

8 am – 2:30 pm

Oaks Park Pavilion, Portland, Oregon

 

Featuring Keynote Speaker: Gary Nabhan

Tickets $25 available at:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/27165 or call 1-800-838-3006

8:00 am            Registration

 

8:45 am            Welcoming Remarks

 

9:00 am            Keynote Speaker - Gary Nabhan

 

9:45 am            Break

 

10:15 am           Workshops

·         Farmer-Chef Connection 101: Buying and Selling Direct

·         Meat Curing: Out of the Attic and Back In the Kitchen, PART I – The Science

·         A Tale of Two Commodities Wheat and Salad Mix

·         Pollinators

 

11:15 am           Linking Farmers, Fishers and Buyers

 

11:45 am           Lunch

 

1:15 pm            Workshops

·         Season Extension: Buying and Selling Locally All Year Long

·         An Historical Perspective of Food in Oregon

·         Meat Curing: Out of the Attic and Back In the Kitchen PART II – The Art

·         Farm to School – Sourcing product at the institutional level

·         Renewing America's Food Traditions

 

2:15 pm            Closing Comments