Saturday will begin with delicious
morning refreshments and lunch skillfully prepared by SAVOR of Osceola Heritage
Park using products sourced directly from Florida farmers. Keynote speaker
Michael Shuman will provide an address that will illuminate the economic
benefits of purchasing and eating locally produced foods. Eighteen concurrent
workshop sessions will provide a wide range of information for producers.
Ninety-three trade show vendors will display products and supplies used in the
business of producing food.
At 5:30pm the Networking Social will bring it all
together with six exciting and distinguished chefs, live entertainment, hors
d’oevures and beverages. Sample beverages from Florida Farm wineries, breweries and fruit
juice producers. Network with the producers of these delicious beverages who
also support local foods and local foodsheds in FL.
Experience
scrumptious hors d'oeuvres showcased by Florida celebrity chefs using foods
from Florida farmers! For example, there will be Chef Greg Baker from the
Refinery Restaurant in Tampa, Chef Darwin Santa Maria of Darwin’s on the 4th
Restaurant/Brewery in Sarasota, Chef Tony Adams of Big Wheel Provisions in
Orlando, Chef Dak Kerprich of Pizzeria Oceano in Palm Beach, Chipotle Chefs,
and our own Executive Chef Tony Donnelly of Osceola Heritage Park and SAVOR.
Come interact with these chefs and learn how to network with these leaders of
the local foods movement in Florida. The music for the social will be provided
by Mark
Gaignard with the Mr. Ainsworth Band.
The organizers of the Florida Small Farms and Alternative
Enterprises Conference are the University of Florida and Florida A & M
University. The conference opens today and will continue through Sunday at the Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane Kissimmee, FL 34744. The conference website is http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/smallfarms
