Summit Agenda

All locations are at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina except for the tours.

See the Session Descriptions page for information about each agenda item.

Tuesday, July 29th

9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Basic Grant Writing Workshop $50, lunch provided
9 a.m. to noon Farm to Plate Specialty Crop Networking Workshop (FULL) FREE, lunch provided
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Creating Your Farm to Plate Initiative Workshop FREE
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Beyond the Scarcity Mindset: Growing Farmer-to-Farmer Communities (FULL)

FREE
5:30 to 7 p.m. Tour A: Prairieland Market & Seraphim Bread $10
Tour B: The Land Institute $10
Tour C: Salt and Light Homestead $10
Tour D: Salina Emergency Food Aid Pantry & Garden,
Salina Innovation Incubator Kitchen
$10

 

Wednesday, July 30th

8:00 a.m. Summit Check-In Begins Pioneer Hall Lobby
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Sam's Chapel, Pioneer Hall
8:45 a.m.

Opening Session: Celebrating Our Local Food Successes

Sam's Chapel, Pioneer Hall
9:30 a.m. BREAK Student Activities Center
9:45 a.m. Breakout Session 1 Pioneer Hall and Student Activities Center
10:45 a.m. Discussion Session to follow Breakout 1
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Poster Session Student Activities Center
11:30 a.m. Lunch (Provided) Student Activities Center
12:45 p.m. Panel: Building Collaborative Relationships Sam's Chapel, Pioneer Hall
1:45 p.m. Breakout Session 2 Pioneer Hall and Student Activities Center
2:45 p.m. Discussion Session to follow Breakout 2
3:15 p.m. Break Student Activities Center
3:30 p.m. Keynote: Navigating Local and Regional Food Systems in Dynamic Times
Dawn Thilmany, PhD, Colorado State University
Sam's Chapel, Pioneer Hall
4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Sam's Chapel, Pioneer Hall