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| THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2nd | ||
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| 10:00 to 6:00pm | Registration | |
| 1:00 to 1:20pm | Welcome and Conference Overview | |
| 1:30 to 2:45pm | Building Better Market Boards | Holly O'Neil, Crossroads Consulting |
| Destination Agriculture: Bringing Shoppers onto the Farm | Erin Buckwalter, NOFA Vermont Crystie Kisler, Finnriver Farm & Cidery Bill Wavrin, Sunny Dene Ranch Addie Candib, Cloud Mountain Farm>/i> |
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| Giving Chefs What They Want | Cheryl Thornton, Cloud Mountain Farm Center Bruno Feldeisen, Semiahmoo Resort Fred Berman, FSB Consulting Andy Nguyen, Drizzle Sara Southerland |
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| FINI Meetup with the Department of Health | Karen Kinney | |
| 2:55 to 4:10pm | Data Collection for Farmers Markets | Ivy Fox & Julian O'Reilley, Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance |
| Come Early, Stay Late: Season Extension Strategies for Market Produce Growers | Jesse Hopkins & John Gunning, Colinwood Farm Clayton Burrows, Growing Washington |
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| Farm Tours and Food Loops | Aba Kiser, WSU Jefferson Co. Ext. Sara Southerland, Sustainable Connections Allison Colthorp, Tourism Chilliwack Crystie Kisler, Finnriver Farm & Cidery Patrice Barrentine, King County Agriculture Program & Savor Washington |
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| MarketWurks Demonstration | Chris Quinlan, MarketWurks | |
| 4:20 to 5:30pm | Hot Off the Press: New Resources & Research for Your Market | Karen Kinney & Colleen Donovan |
| 5:45 to 7:15pm | Dinner and Keynote Address | Erin Buckwalter, NOFA Vermont |
| 7:30 to 11:00pm | Networking & Games & Bonfire on the Beach | |
| 7:30 to 9:00pm | First Screening of "Sustainable" | |
| 9:15 to 11:00pm | Second Screening of "Sustainable" | |
| FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3rd | ||
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| 8:00 to 9:00am | Breakfast | |
| 9:15 to 10:30am | What Makes a Site Permanent | Chris Curtis, Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance Caprice Teske, Bellingham Farmers Market Shane Laib, Downtown Walla Walla Foundation Brittany Meikelen, Wenatchee Farmers Market |
| State of Tree Fruit in Washington | Jon DeVaney, Washington State Tree Fruit Association | |
| AmeriCorps: Help Others and Meet Critical Needs in Your Community | Kathleen Burns, Moscow Farmers Market Jessica Brierly Amanda Argona Jordan Lowe |
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| WIC & Senior FMNP Training for Market Managers and Growers | Katherine Flores, Department of Health | |
| 10:45 to 12:00pm | Happy Vendors, Happy Managers | Ivy Fox, Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance Caleb Johns, Vashon Island Farmers Market |
| Building the Washington State Farmers Market Integrity Project | Colleen Donovan | |
| The Rise of the Social Era: Simple & Effective Ways to Use Social Media for your Market or Farm | Joshua Dirks, Project Bionic Carrie Olson, Renton Farmers Market |
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| MarketWurks Demonstration | Chris Quinlan, MarketWurks | |
| 12:00 to 1:30pm | Lunch & Crowd-Sourced General Session | Caleb Johns |
| 1:45 to 3:00pm | Building Food Access Capacity at Farmers Markets | Kate Delavan, Washington State Famers Market Association Karen Erickson, WSFMA Regional Lead Stacy Carkonen, WSFMA Regional Lead Amanda Milholland, WSFMA Regional Lead Shannon Bachtel, WSFMA Regional Lead |
| What's New and Mandatory in Produce Safety! How the New 'Produce Rule' Impacts Direct Marketing Farmers | Karen Ullman, Washington State Department of Agriculture | |
| Grow Your Market with Kids' Programming | Carrie Olson, Renton Farmers Market Jesse Hansen, Catholic Charities Food For All Anna Kitchin, WSU Food $ense Rachael Reiton, Chehalis Community Farmers Market |
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| Champion or Challenge: How to Advocate with Any Lawmaker | Brian Estes, Washington State Farmers Market Association Claire Lane, Anti-Hunger Nutrition Coalition Christina Wong, Northwest Harvest |
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| 3:00 to 3:45pm | Afternoon Break & Tradeshow | |
| 3:45 to 5:00pm | Tracking Fresh Bucks. WIC checks, Tokens, and More | Sheri Muntean, Shamballa Centre Rita Ordonez, Consultant |
| Finding and Keeping Good Staff for your Market Booth and Farm | Kurt Tonnemaker & Stacy Felure, Tonnemaker Hill Farm | |
| Beyond Fundraising: Tips and Tools for Building Relationships with Partners and Funders | Stacy Carkonen, Tacoma Farmers Market Sheryl Wiser, Tilth Alliance |
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| 5:30 to 8:30pm | PARTY AT THE BELLINGHAM MARKET DEPOT | |
| SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4th | ||
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| 8:30 to 9:30pm | Light Breakfast | |
| 9:00 to 10:00am | Redefining the Discussion about Farmers Market Impacts: Moscow Farmers Market Case Study | Kathleen Burns, Moscow Farmers Market |
| 10:10 to 11:30am | WSFMA Annual Meeting Board Elections | WSFMA Board |
| 11:30am to 12:00pm | Conference Close | Thank you! |