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Kansas State University

June 5-6, 2012

Tentative Agenda

Monday, June 4, 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012
Time	Event	Location
9:00 a.m.	FEAST (Food Education Agriculture Solutions Together) pre-conference Fee for pre-conference session is $25

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Time	Event	Location
8:30 a.m.	Registration / Check-in	Hilton Garden Inn Foyer
10:00 a.m.	Opening General Session Welcome Dr. April Mason, Provost, Kansas State University Opening Keynote Dr. David Procter, Director, Center for Engagement and Community Development, Kansas State University Adrian Polansky, Farm Service Agency State Executive Director, USDA Announcements	Ballroom E
10:30 a.m.	Refreshment Break	Foyer
10:45 a.m.	Session #1 Option 1: Rising from the Ashes: The Onaga Story Pam Unruh, Onaga City Clerk Pam Budenbender, Owner, Onaga Country Market Dan Peters, Morrill and Janes Bank Larry Holz and Karissa Berks, USDA Gary Holthaus, Onaga Mayor Julie Roller, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Option 2: Telling the Rural Grocery Story: KSU Undergraduate Research "Out of Books . . . Into Life: The Bulldog Express," Brittany Stevens, Journalism and Mass Communications, Kansas State University "Small Towns and Vendor Investment: The Onaga Story," Haley Rose, Journalism and Mass Communications, Kansas State University "The Jetmore Food Center: A Vital Asset to the Community of Jetmore," Ian Howard, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies, Kansas State University "Ray's Apple Market," Angela Schnee, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies, Kansas State University Option 3: Customer Service: The Rural Grocery Competitive Advantage "Give'm the Pickle," Doug Cunningham, Affiliated Foods Midwest "Creating Experiences: On the Front Lines of Customer Service," Karl Klein, Small Business Development Center	Ballrooms E, F, and G
12:15 p.m.	Summit Luncheon Recognition of the 2012 Kansas Small Business Persons of the Year, presented by Wayne E. Bell, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration Luncheon Keynote: The Bulldog Express, Leeton, MO "Out of Books…Into Life," Marijayne Manley, Bonnie Seymour, Aaliyah Cramer, and Beth Hamline; Leeton School District	Ballroom D
1:00 p.m.	Session #2 Option 1: Funding Opportunities for Rural Grocery Stores, #1 "Community Development Financial Institutions," Pat Smith, The Reinvestment Fund (PA) USDA, Larry Holz "Healthy Food Financing Initiative," Eugene Kim, The Food Trust (PA) Option 2: Rural Grocery Models of Operation: Non-profits "Access to Food & Nutrition Education Project: A Non-Profit Foundation Approach," Cheryl Rickers, Plains "The Morland Mercantile and Community Kitchen Access to Food," Faye Minium, Morland Option 3: Assessing Your Community's Readiness for a Grocery Store "Assessing Community Support: A Survey Approach," Leah Tsoodle, Agriculture Economics, Kansas State University and Paul Clark, University of Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture "Policy Map," Lance Loethen, The Reinvestment Fund Policy Solutions (PA) "Food-Education-Agriculture-Solutions-Together (FEAST)," Sharon Thornberry, The Oregon Food Bank	Ballrooms E, F, and G
3:00 p.m.	Refreshment Break	Foyer
3:15 p.m.	Session #3 Option 1: Grocery Stores as Sites for Nutrition Education "Sustaining Food Access: SNAP and the Rural Grocery," Dr. Paula Peters & Dr. Sandra Procter, KSRE "Food Assistance is an Investment in our Future," Susan Craig, Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services "Identifying Opportunities to Increase Utilization and Acceptance of Food Assistance in Rural Kansas Communities," Pete Garfinkel Option 2: Models of Operation: School-based Grocery Operations "Building Within Your Community," Bulldog Express, Leeton, MO. "Community School Partnerships," Warren Schmidt, Rothsay, MN "Cody Circle C Market: Bringing Groceries to a Food Desert," Annie Cheney, Cody NE Option 3: Telling the Rural Grocery Story: Using Social Media to Increase Sales "The Power of Social Media," Cody Heitschmidt, Digital Communications Consultant "Marketing Online," Francie Kinney," MSC Marketing Manager, Media Solutions Corporation	Ballrooms E, F, and G
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn (dinner on your own)
7:00-9:00 p.m.	Reception at Flint Hills Discovery Center This is a reception to gather, network, enjoy one another's company and hear about the very best experiences of running rural grocery stores and also hear any horror stories as well. This reception will be a fun-filled evening. We will meet in the Flint Hills Discovery Center. You can read more about the Discovery Center at www.flinthillsdiscovery.org.	Flint Hills Discovery Center Rooftop Terrace

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Time	Event	Location
8:30 a.m.	General Session Keynote Presentation: Marci Penner, Kansas Sampler Foundation Announcements	Ballroom D
9:00 a.m.	Session #4 Option 1: Starting Your Grocery Store: Lessons Learned from the Field "Lessons from America's Youngest Grocer," Nick Graham, Rolfe Area Market (MN) "One Size Doesn't Fit All: Using Local Assets to Rebuild Small Stores," Eugene Kim, The Food Trust (PA); Hannah Burton Laurison, Public Health Law & Policy (CA) "(Re)Open for Business: A Rural Grocery Toolkit," Steph Larsen, Center for Rural Affairs (NE) Option 2: Funding Opportunities for Rural Grocery Stores, #2 "Grant Opportunities for Rural Grocery Stores," Shannon Martin, Professional Grant Services "SBA Finance Options for Rural Grocers," Wayne E. Bell, U.S. Small Business Administration "NetWork Kansas Funding Opportunities," John Gendron Option 3: Rural Grocery Models of Operation: Cooperatives / Community-Owned Stores "Cooperative Markets, Walls Optional," Stuart Reid, Food Co-op Initiative (MN) "How Kiowa's Hometown Market Became a Co-op," Melissa Rector and Cody Jackson Home Town Market, Minneola, KS "People's Grocery Cooperative," Scott Brelsford (Manhattan, KS)	Ballrooms E, F, and G
10:30 a.m.	Break	Foyer
10:45 a.m.	Session #5 Option 1: Reducing Costs through Efficient Energy Usage "Reducing Operating Costs by Identifying Environmental Impacts," Jean Underwood, Pollution Prevention Institute "From Energy Audit to Energy Savings," David Carter, Kansas Industrial Extension Service Option 2: Innovative Ideas for Food Access "Keeping the Circle Unbroken: Food Access in Glasco, KS," Joan Nothern "Empowering Families at Risk of Hunger to Shop for and Cook Healthy, Affordable, and Delicious Meals," Renee Petrillo and Christina Miller (CO), Share our Strength, Cooking Matters "The El Dorado Hunger Free/Healthy Food Community Model," Rick McNary, Numana Option 3: Bringing Food to Underserved Populations "Food Availability in Heartland," Michael Miller and Gerad Middendorf, Sociology, Kansas State University "Bringing Food to Native Populations," Tawnya Laveta, Farm to Table (NM) "Using Online Technologies to Bring Healthy Foods to Kansas City, Kansas," Bruce Chladny, K-State Research and Extension, Wyandotte County	Ballrooms E, F, and G
12:30 p.m.	Reflections: Dan Kahl, CECD Extension Liaison, Ron Wilson, Director of the Huck Boyd Institute for Rural Development, Marci Penner, Director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, Debra Nelson, Owner of the Garden of Eden	Ballroom D
1:00 p.m.	Adjourn