CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Food Coalition will host its 3rd Annual Conference on December 10th and 11th, 2021. The Coalition will host, through facilitated virtual sessions, speakers on a wide variety of topics regarding Wyoming’s food system. The conference is free to all, registration is available here. The organization submitted the following agenda via a press release sent on December 6, 2021.
DAY 1 – Friday, December 10th
Wyoming Food Coalition & Working Group Updates – 9:00am-10:15am
Meat Packing & Industry – 10:15am-11:45am
Speakers:
- Dan Waldvogle, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
- Frank Schmidt, Legacy Meats
- Kelcey Christensen, 307 Meats
- Ruby Ward, Utah State
- Amanda Winchester, CWC Meat Science
Crop Diversity & Specialty Crops – 12:15pm-1:15pm
Speakers:
- Cole Ehmke; UW Extension
- Sarah Cowan; Cowan Flowers, Wheatland
- Adam Bunker; Papa Joe’s Produce, Sheridan
- Bob Jordan; High Plains Growers Cooperative, Gillette
- Ethan Page; CWC Incubator Farm; Small-scale sustainable farming, Riverton
- JoAnne Englehaupt; Rusty Bucky, Owner, Rozet
Producer Feedback & Lessons Learned – 1:25pm-2:55pm
Speakers:
- Jeremiah Vardiman; Powell County Extension Agent
- Terri Craft; Lloyd Craft Farms, Worland
- Scott Richards; Shoshone River Farms, Cody
- JoAnne Englehaupt; Rusty Bucket, Owner, Rozet
Strong Native Communities: Native Food Ways – 3:10pm-4:10pm
Speakers:
- Rhonda Bowers; Northern Arapaho
- Pat Harris; Northern Arapaho
- Clarisse Harris; Northern Paiute
- Wind River Nation; Growing Gardens & Food Justice
Wyoming Soil Health Initiative – 4:20pm-5:00pm
Speaker: Jay Norton; University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture
DAY 2 – Saturday, December 11th
Buyer/Grower: Regulations, Markets & Retails, Wholesale – 9:15am-10:45am
Speakers:
- Jesse Miller; Bould Development, Casper
- LeAnn Miller; Executive Director, Casper Community Greenhouse Project
- Bob Jordan; High Plains Growers Cooperative, Gillette
- JoAnne Englehaupt; Rusty Bucket, Owner, Rozet
- Monty Gilbreath; Converse County School District
Listening Session & Issue Spotting: Identifying Challenges & Opportunities – 11:00am-12:30pm
