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Presentation 1 | Simply Indiana: Aggregating Local Produce for School Meals
With the support of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Wild Pansy Farm is creating ‘Simply Indiana’, a line of ready-to-eat products from local specialty crops. The company will aggregate local produce for processing into soups and other ready-to-eat products, bridging the gap between small farms and area schools. Ann’s presentation will address the aims of the soup-to-school project and their farm’s vision for produce aggregation and growth.
Wild Pansy Farm is a regenerative vegetable and flower farm in Southern Indiana. Co-owners Ann Carnes and Sean Cox have grown produce for area farmers markets and grocery stores, and are now executing a Specialty Crop Block Grant through ISDA to create soups and ready-to-eat products for schools, universities, and cafes.
Presentation 2 | Gleaning in Indiana
Did you know that 40% of our food in America never makes it to market? Did you know that more than 10% of Hoosiers do not have enough food to eat? There are two clear difficulties in America today surrounding the issues of hunger and poverty. There is hunger, and there is food being wasted. Society of St. Andrew seeks to fill the gap between these two problems through gleaning. Society of St. Andrew organizes volunteers to glean farmers’ excess produce from fields and farmer markets and then donates all of that fresh, nutritious food to local hunger relief organizations. Our network addresses the issue of food waste and hunger by creating a bridge between nutritious but otherwise wasted food and the people who need it most.
Presentation 3 | Health and Food Equity in a Box by ArcticRx
Stuart Lowry and Shane Bivens are co-founders of ArcticRx by ChefsFridge. They began working on ArcticRx in 2021, a lead product in response to cold-chain logistics challenges during the Covid pandemic. As they worked on the solution, they discovered a vast array of uses for ArcticRx, especially for Food Equity. By combining their experience, Lowry with over 35 years in non-profit leadership and Bivens with deep experience in forming companies, they want to make a sustainable business that does good for the world. Today, they will share how ArcticRx is truly food equity in a box, and what they see for its future and how you can get involved.
With the support of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Wild Pansy Farm is creating ‘Simply Indiana’, a line of ready-to-eat products from local specialty crops. The company will aggregate local produce for processing into soups and other ready-to-eat products, bridging the gap between small farms and area schools. Ann’s presentation will address the aims of the soup-to-school project and their farm’s vision for produce aggregation and growth.
Wild Pansy Farm is a regenerative vegetable and flower farm in Southern Indiana. Co-owners Ann Carnes and Sean Cox have grown produce for area farmers markets and grocery stores, and are now executing a Specialty Crop Block Grant through ISDA to create soups and ready-to-eat products for schools, universities, and cafes.
Presentation 2 | Gleaning in Indiana
Did you know that 40% of our food in America never makes it to market? Did you know that more than 10% of Hoosiers do not have enough food to eat? There are two clear difficulties in America today surrounding the issues of hunger and poverty. There is hunger, and there is food being wasted. Society of St. Andrew seeks to fill the gap between these two problems through gleaning. Society of St. Andrew organizes volunteers to glean farmers’ excess produce from fields and farmer markets and then donates all of that fresh, nutritious food to local hunger relief organizations. Our network addresses the issue of food waste and hunger by creating a bridge between nutritious but otherwise wasted food and the people who need it most.
Dawn Barnes served 12 years in Southern Africa, working in community development, agriculture, and HIV/AIDS. She is passionate about those in need and making connections to life-giving services.
Laura Tagliani is the Program Coordinator for Society of St Andrew. Laura connects with farmers, volunteers, and hunger relief agencies to collect food that would otherwise be wasted and get it into the hands of those in need.
Stuart Lowry and Shane Bivens are co-founders of ArcticRx by ChefsFridge. They began working on ArcticRx in 2021, a lead product in response to cold-chain logistics challenges during the Covid pandemic. As they worked on the solution, they discovered a vast array of uses for ArcticRx, especially for Food Equity. By combining their experience, Lowry with over 35 years in non-profit leadership and Bivens with deep experience in forming companies, they want to make a sustainable business that does good for the world. Today, they will share how ArcticRx is truly food equity in a box, and what they see for its future and how you can get involved.
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