Farmer Chef Conference

Partnerships for Sustainable Local Food Production

Sept 24 - 25. 2008

Co-sponsored by American Culinary Federation Kona-Kohala Chapter, Big Island Resource, Conservation and Development Counsel, CTAHR, Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers and Hawaii County Dept. of Research and Development

Sept: 24, 2008 Wednesday

All Conferences "Bounty of Hawaii" Dinner featuring 100% locally grown and produced foods. ($75.00- optional)

5:00 - 6:00 No Host Bar

6:00 - 6:05 Welcome - Ken Love

6:05 - 6:15 menu Explanation and Cost of Sustainability - Chef William Trask•

6:15 - 7:30 Bounty of Hawaii Dinner

7:30 Keynote speaker: Dr. Jerry DeWitt•, Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

8:15 Q&A

September 25, 2008 - Thursday

Morning Session

7:00 – 8:00 Registration

8:05 - 8:15 Welcome: Executive Chef William Trask

8:15 - 9:00 Hawaiian Regional Cuisine a Historical Perspective:

Kent Fleming – Researcher’s Perspective

Peter Merriman – Chef’s Perspective

William Trask – Chef’s Perspective

Dean Okimoto - Grower Perspective

9:00-9:30 Q&A

9:30-10:30 - What is Sustainable Agriculture and what it means for chefs?

Keynote Speakers - Dr. Jerry DeWitt•, Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

10:30- 10:45 - Break

10:45 -11:45 Chefs Panel - Challenges and Advantages of Buying Local

Moderator: Ken Love

James Babian

Paul Heerlein

Peter Merriman

William Trask

11:45 - 12:00 Q&A

Introduction to "Bounty of the County" lunch by Chef Trask•

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch $29.00 (Included in registration fee)

12:30 - 1:00 Speaker: Dr. Ed Stover• Research Leader for the Horticulture and Plant Breeding Unit of the

US Horticultural Research Laboratory, Ft Pierce, FL. Topic: Fruit Diversity a Treasure Trove for Chefs

1:00 - 1:15 Break

Afternoon Session

1:15 - 2:15 Grower / Producer Panel – Challenges and Advantages of Selling Local

Moderator: Kent Fleming

Marla Hunter - Mangos

Chuck Boerner - Diversified produce

Glen Fukumoto- Livestock

Ryan Conroy - Fish

2:15 - 2:30 Q&A

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 -3:20 In the Middle - The Distributors Dilemma

Alice Sherer• from Adaptations

3:20 – 4:00 Where do we go from here?

Kent Fleming and Chef William Trask

Committees

1. Planning Committee -

Ken Love; Chair, Chef William Trask & Jean Hull

2. Program Committee - Ken Love and Chef William Trask

3. Registration Committee -Jean Hull, Sue Wong, Carrie Kuwada Phiipps, Nancy Edney

4. Food Committee - Chef Trask, Paul Heerlein, Ken Love

5. Publicity - Jean Hull, Ken Love, Fern Gavelek

6. Video recording & Conference proceedings - Kent Fleming