Land, Food & Culture: Creating Sustainability Where You Live

1:00 PM

Opening and Welcome
Scott Smith , Dean, UK College of Agriculture

Brown-Forman Keynote Speaker
Convener: Bonnie Tanner
Introduction: Lois Mateus, Vice President Brown-Forman
Marion Nestle: What to Eat: Personal Responsibility versus Social Responsibility

Panel Session
Chefs and Farmers : Overcoming The Challenges of the Farm to Table Connection

Convener: Bob Perry
Moderator: Christopher Hirsheimer
Participants: (open discussion)

• Ouita Michel (Holly Hill)
• Kathy Cary (Lilly’s)
• Jim Gerhardt (Limestone)
• Lee Ann Jones (Happy Jack Farm)
• John Foster (Sullivan University)
• Jon Brumley (Shelbyville farmer)
• Phil Heiskell (Green River Cattle Company)

Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable
"This panel of seasoned entrepreneurs will give their insights into their personal stories; share warnings about roadblocks they've had to overcome to achieve success; and, give their suggestions for the changes needed for support institutions to be relevant in launching other entrepreneurial ventures."
Convener: Scott Smith
Moderator: Lee Meyer
Participants:

• Jon Carloftis, Rockcastle River Trading Company
• Keith Kehlbeck, Select Registry
• Rick Raque, Allied Food Marketers
• Warren Weber & representatives of Marin Organic

Art Exhibit Opening
Introduction: Jon Carloftis
Bob Shay, Dean UK College Fine Arts

• Bound for Glory
• Handmade Place Settings
• Of Field and Farm

Grand Reception: Kentucky’s Best – Our Chefs, Our Food
Conveners: Sue Weant, Pam Poe, Bonnie Tanner
Brown-Forman Sponsor

Readings on Land, Food and Culture
Convener: Bonnie Tanner
Introductions: Layla Musselman

• Wendell Berry
• Bobbie Ann Mason

Music by the Red State Ramblers

Special Presentation

Panel Session
Building a Local Economy
Convener and Moderator: Sylvia Lovely

“Competitive advantage will increasingly lie in local things – knowledge, relationships and motivation – that distant rivals cannot replicate…” With that statement Harvard professor Michael Porter confirms what many of us already knew – the future belongs to local places and people. Nowhere is that future more filled with promise than in Kentucky with its blend of historic cities and beautiful countryside. Come explore with our expert panelists the opportunities and methods for taking advantage of Kentucky’s gifts to build great local economies under the new rules of the 21st century.”

Participants:

• Tom Prather
• Steve Austin
• Helge Hellberg (Marin Organic)

Communication and Sustainability: The Media’s Role in Defining Key Issues and Informing the Public
Conveners: Al Cross and Haven Miller
Moderator: Bill Goodman, KET
Participants:

• Al Cross, UK Institute for Rural Journalism
• Paul Wesslund, Kentucky Living Magazine
• Christopher Hirsheimer, author and photographer
• Susie Quick, Honest Farm, author
• Sarah Fritschner, Courier-Journal Food Editor

Break, Exhibits and Book Sales