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A Healthy
Farm to Fork
Future
Ken Myszka
Epiphany Farms
Hospitality Group
Our Earth Now
Environment (392.09 p.p.m. in 2009 and today, 399.47 p.p.m)
Nutrition (40% decrease in 4 decades)
Health (Over-fed, malnourished)
Flavor (Shipping Ability Focused)
Jeopardized Soil Health and Biological Activity
Our Earth Now..
Our food is not just deficient in
nutrient but becoming toxic.
Conventional vs. Organic
Production
Know Thy Farmer
Who’s growing our food?
Some Farms Near Us
PrairiErth Farm (Atlanta, IL)
Ackerman Farm (Chenoa, IL)
South Pork Ranch (Chatsworth, IL)
Henry’s Farm (Congerville, IL)
Brown’s Fresh Produce (Bloomington, IL)
Dearing County Farm (Bloomington, IL)
Epiphany Farms Enterprise (Bloomington, IL)
Kilgus Farmsteas (Fairbury, IL)
Prairie Fruits Farm (Champaign, IL)
Spence Farm (Fairbury, IL)
Funks Grove Pure Maple Syrup (Shirley, IL)
Local Farms Supplying
Your Dinner Table
How do we get local, beyond organic food to our
families dinner table?
Channels
Farmers
CSA
Markets
(Community Supported Agriculture)
Grocery
Stores
Restaurants
Work
Shares
Community
Gardens
Co-Ops
Buying
Clubs
Local Farmers Markets
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Downtown Bloomington Farmers’ Market
(Sat. 7:30am – noon)
Uptown Normal Trailside Market
(Tue 3:30 - 6pm)
Downs Village Market
(Wed. 4 - 6pm)
Peoria Heights Farm Market
(Wed. 3:30 – 6:30pm)
Urbana’s Market at The Square
(Sat. 7am – noon)
Voting with your FORK!
CSA
Community Supported Agriculture
Henry’s Farm(Eureka, IL)
PrairiErth Farm (Atlanta, IL)
Browns Fresh Produce (Bloomington)
Dearing County Farms (Bloomington)
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery (Champaign)
Cook Farm (Bloomington, IL)
Sunny Lane / Teresa’s Fruit and Herb Farm
Trimbles Farm (Heyworth, IL)
Grocery Stores
Organic
Selection
Naturally Yours
Fresh Market
Common Ground
Urbana Co-Op
Green Top (Soon, with your support!)
Responsible Restaurants
Station
Two Twenty
Anju Above
Medici
Destihil
Two Blokes and a Bus
Harvest Café (Delavan, IL)
Bacaro (Champaign, IL)
Work Shares
Local
Farms provide stipends
Epiphany
Farms Example
8-10 work share positions
May through November
5hr (crop share for two people)
10hr (crop share for 3-4 people)
Includes… Produce, Eggs, Meat and Milk
Co-Ops
Green
Top Grocery
Common Ground Food Co-Op
(Champaign, IL)
Buying Clubs
Arcola
Fairbury
Connecting Organizations
Resources
Leading Organizations
Illinois
Stewardship Alliance
Buy Fresh Buy Local
Golden Beet Award
Spence
Farm Foundation
Stewards of The Land
Land Connection
Central Illinois Sustainable Farming
Network (CIFSN)
Now, Your Table
How to get fit by saying NO.
1. Getting it to your
kitchen
Eating Local on the cheap
Buying
when in Season
Looking out for important local
production
Honey
Eggs
Milk
Seasonal Produce
High Quality Protein
2. Peer Policing Bad Habits
Stop going through the drive through and don’t
bring your big gulp around…
What to look out for?
Fast
Food
Preservatives
Artificial Colors
Corn Syrup
Sweet n Low/ Aspartame
Refined Sugar
Commercial Hygiene Products
3. Working Out for a
Purpose
How?
Farm
Mobbing
Volunteer
for a brighter future
Farm
Fresh Food
Farm
Fresh Conversation
Healthy
Sense
Air
of Purpose and Pride
An Epiphany
Inspiring
the next generation
Providing
Building
leadership for a brighter future
a healthy workplace
Enriching
our meals, our lives and our land
Spring to a great Start
Start
growing something
Spring Farm Tour…
Winter
Growing
Soil Blocks and Transplants
Pruning for a purpose
Perennials bounce to life
Winter Annuals Still Alive
Garden Planning and Strategy
The End
A realistic look at our successful future as a global nation, as
we rise to the occasion and make a difference.