Alaska Food Policy Council's 7th sesquiannual Alaska Food Festival & Conference will merge with the Alaska Farm Bureau’s third Alaska Farm Convention & Tradeshow with the support of Western SARE. This year’s event takes the best of each event and combines them into the: Alaska Food & Farm Festival!

Schedule of Events:

November 10, 2023

9:00 am - 10:30 am: Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks - Trade Show Stage
10:45 am - 11:45 am: Hawaii Food Hub Hui: Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lessons from Hawaii's Food Hub Network - Trade Show Stage
10:45 am - 11:45 am: Alaska Food Strategy Task Force: Report One Listening Session - Room 1
10:45 am - 11:45 am: Smart Cut Flowers for Zone 3 Growing -Room 4 - Floriculture
10:45 am - 11:45 am: What is the Future of Alaska's Farm to School? - Room 5
10:45 am - 11:15 am: Alaska FoodCorps: A New Possibility to Increase Capacity in Local Food Systems Across Alaska - Room 13
10:45 am - 11:45 am: State and Federal Regulations for Meat and Poultry - Room 2
11:15 am - 11:45 am: Creating a More Resilient Food System Through Regional Partnerships - Room 3
11:15 am - 11:45 am: Knowledge Sharing: Food Waste Recovery in EVERY Alaskan Community! (AFPC Food Waste Working Group) - Room 13
11:45 am - 12:15 pm: BREAK
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm: Welcome Back & Legislative Remarks - Trade Show Stage
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm: KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION: Navigating Modern Landscapes with Traditional Plants - Trade Show Stage
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm: BREAK
2:15 pm - 2:25 pm: Alaska Native Greens - Trade Show Stage
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Mariculture in Alaska - Planting and Harvesting Food from the Sea -Room 1
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm: Growing Connections Rooted in Community: Alaska Farmers Market Association -Room 2
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm: Strengths, barriers, and the future of food systems of the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Region -Room 3
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm: Botrytis Ozone Study -Room 4 - Floriculture
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm: Unlocking the Power off SNAP: Fostering Access to Nutritional Security - Room 5
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Serving Those Who Serve: Hunger Among Veterans and Military Families - Room 13
2:25 pm - 2:35 pm: Harvesting and Gathering Traditional Foods with Kids - Trade Show Stage
2:35 pm - 2:45 pm: Traditional Foods in Head Start Programs - Trade Show Stage
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm: Tribally Led Fish and Wildlife Research and Management Efforts in Southcentral Alaska? - Room 3
2:45 pm - 2:55 pm: Composting in Fairbanks - Trade Show Stage
2:55 pm - 3:05 pm: The Island: Fairbanks Food Hub - Trade Show Stage
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm: 2023 Peony Disease Report -Room 4 - Floriculture
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm: Increasing Food Access by Accepting SNAP/EBT at your Farm or Farmers Market - Room 5
3:05 pm - 3:15 pm: Needs and Opportunities in Southern Southeast: A Presentation of Needs Assessment Research - Trade Show Stage
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Creating a Community Minded Farmers Market: Matanuska Community Farmers Market - Room 2
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Lessons Learned: 10 years of food security and agriculture programming in Tyonek, AK - Room 3
3:15 pm - 3:35 pm: Alaska's Newest Urban Conservation District: Anchorage - Trade Show Stage
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: BREAK
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Building Community Food Webs - Trade Show Stage
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Are you ready? Disaster Preparedness for Food System Partners -Room 1
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: University of Alaska Anchorage Initiatives that Address Food Insecurity and Basic Needs Among College Students - Room 2
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Blackfish, Berries, and Broccoli - Growing Food Culture in Igiugig -Room 3
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Social Media & Video Creation for Farmers & Florists -Room 4 - Floriculture
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: (Keep it) Farmland Forever: Starting an Agricultural Conservation Easement with the Alaska Farmland Trust - Room 5
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Beekeeping in Alaska: Sustainability and Overwintering - Room 13
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Why You Need Plugs and Liners -Room 4 - Floriculture
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: AgrABILITY- Assisting Agricultural Workers Who are Experiencing Disabilities - Room 5
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Test Report: Potato - Soil Health Trials - Room 3
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Friday Night Mix & Mingle!

November 11, 2023

8:00 am - 12:00 pm: Alaska Farm Bureau Annual Meeting - Room 2
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Conservation Districts: Making change happen on the Ground - Trade Show Stage
9:00 am - 9:30 am: Regional Collaboration to Reclaim and Increase Access to Traditional Foods - Room 5
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Islands & Remote Areas Regional Food Business Center: Listening Session - Room 3
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Hands-on Centerpiece Workshop - Certified American Grown Sponsored
9:00 am - 9:45 am: Cultivating Advocacy: The Art of Storytelling - Room 13
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organic Certification in Alaska: Listening Session and Workshop - Room 1
9:30 am - 10:00 am: Arctic Traditional Foods Grown with Technology Year-Round - Room 5
9:45 am - 10:30 am: Sustainable Food Systems for Children's Healthy Living - a Systems Science Approach - Room 13
10:00 am - 10:30 am: Community Hydroponics Using Microbe-Based Fertilizers - Room 5
10:30 am - 10:45 am: BREAK
10:45 am - 11:00 am: Assistive Technology: Programs & Solutions for Farmers - Trade Show Stage
10:45 am - 12:15 pm:  Sustainable Hydroponics for Food Security - Room 1
10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Urban Traditional Food Systems and Security: Reflecting on Community Needs and Priorities - Room 3
10:45 am - 11:45 am: Developing a Commercial Peony Farm
10:45 am - 11:15 am: Growing Roots with the Local Food Leader Certificate Program
10:45 am - 11:45 am: NACD Leadership Updates - Room 11
10:45 am - 11:45 am: Crop Insurance Opportunities
11:00 am - 11:15 am: Update to 4-H Programs Around the State
11:15 am - 11:45 am: Never, Ever Gardened Before in Alaska? Here are some things you should know.
11:45 am - 12:15 pm: 4-H Sponsored Prepared Speech Competition - Trade Show Stage
11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Farm to Future: Freeze Drying - Room 13
11:45 am - 12:15 pm: RTCP (Reimbursement Transportation Cost Program) - Room 5
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: BREAK
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm: Welcome Back & Legislative Remarks - Trade Show Stage
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: PLENARY KEYNOTE SESSION: A Recipe for Resilience - Trade Show Stage
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: BREAK
2:30 pm - 2:40 pm: Agrivoltaics: Launching a new project looking at the feasibility of combining agricultural and solar production in Alaska - Trade Show Stage
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: New Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program and Local Food Purchase Assistance Program - Room 1
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Alaskan Food Hubs Showcase - Room 2
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Food Security and Food Sovereignty of the Chugach Region - Room 3
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Season Extensions in a Short Growing Season - Room 4 - Floriculture
2:30 pm - 3:03 pm: Livestock Health Management - One Health - Room 5
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Transitioning to Regenerative Agriculture - Room 13
2:40 pm - 2:50 pm: New Report: “Food Security and Sovereignty in Alaska Native Communities: Recommendations for Improving Language and Inclusivity in Food and Agriculture Programming” - Trade Show Stage
2:50 pm - 3:00 pm: Sun and Soil Podcast - Trade Show Stage
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm: North to the Future: An Agriculture and Climate Change Curriculum for Alaska Youth from the USDA Northwest Climate Hub and Alaska FFA - Trade Show Stage
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Pilgrim Hot Springs Food Production and Distribution - Room 3
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Specialty Crop Block Grant and Micro Grant for Food Security Program Overview - Room 1
3:10 pm - 3:20 pm: Youth Loan Opportunities with FSA - Trade Show Stage
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm: Livestock Birthing Considerations - Room 5
3:20 pm - 3:30 pm: Continuing Education in Rural Communities for Food Processing - Trade Show Stage
3:30 pm - 3:40 pm: Alaska Cold Storage Co-op: Cold & dry storage with in-house distribution - Trade Show Stage
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Building A Healthy Community: Ketchikan Wellness Coalition - Room 3
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Why You Need Plugs and Liners - Room 4 - Floriculture
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Alaskan Agricultural Land Projects - Room 1
3:40 pm - 3:50 pm: USDA Climate Hub Fellow for Alaska Agriculture - Trade Show Stage
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm: The Outrage of Hungry Military Families (MAZON) - Trade Show Stage
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: BREAK
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: AgWest Farm Credit - Solutions for Ag & Rural Lending Needs, Stewardship, and More - Room 1
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: Next Steps for the Alaska Food Hub Network - Room 2
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm: Cultivating climate literacy with the USDA Northwest Climate Hub: Presentation - Room 3
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: Alaska TASC: Advances in Morphological Identification and Pest Management of Thrips - Room 4 - Floriculture
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: You can do it! How to create a marketing and data plan for vendors and managers at farmers markets. - Room 5
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: Wildfire Preparedness for Farmers Markets - Room 13
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm: Eight Ways to Garden or Farm More Sustainably - Room 3
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm: BREAK
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Awards Banquet & Auction - Trade Show Stage

November 12, 2023

9:00 am - 9:30 am: Variety Trials for Alaska: Aiding in research-based decision making for which vegetables to grow - Room 2
9:00 am - 10:30 am: How to Make and Price Farm Market Bouquets - Room 4 - Floriculture
9:00 am - 9:45 am: Community Connects: Gardening as a Force for Social Change - Room 5
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Agricultural Community QPR for Farmers and Families - Room 13
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Taste of Alaska - Trade Show Stage
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Grassroots Organizing for Farmer Tax Breaks - Room 1
9:30 am - 10:30 am: Panel Discussion: Soil and Water Contaminants that may be of concern for Agriculture - Room 2
10:00 am - 10:30 am: Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellness: Supporting Community Gardens in Rural Alaska Communities - Room 1
10:30 am - 10:45 am: BREAK
10:45 am - 11:45 am: Managing Wellness and Stress from Farm Life: Panel Discussion - Trade Show Stage
10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Agriculture Lending Solutions Panel - Room 1
10:45 am - 11:15 am: Alaska Soil Health and Cover Crop Research Update - Room 2
10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Jump Starting Your Federal Proposal Writing - Room 3
10:45 am - 11:30 am: Developing a Commercial Peony Farm - Room 4 - Floriculture
10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Local Food Retail in Alaska
10:45 am - 11:30 am: Challenges and potential of Rhodiola Cultivation in Alaska - Room 13
11:15 am - 11:45 am: Breaking it down: Managing decomposition and nutrient cycling in soil - Room 2
11:30 am - 12:15 pm: Farming Fungi in the North - Room 13
11:30 am - 12:15 pm: How to Add Wedding Work Without the Stress - Room 4 - Floriculture
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: BREAK
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm: Welcome Back & Legislative Remarks - Trade Show Stage
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm: KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION: Forty Years Promoting Alaska Grown
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm: BREAK - Visit the trade show!
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm: FILM SCREENING: Nourishing the Kenai: A Cinematic Journey of Local Food Connection - Trade Show Stage
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm: Preparing for Your Ag Lender - Room 1
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm: Aggregated Wholesale Distribution Models for Small Alaskan Farms - Room 2
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm: Alaska IPM Research Updates - Crop Protection and Pest Management - Room 5
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm: Alaska Food Co-op Collaboration - Room 3
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Alaska Gardens: Growing culturally relevant Alaskan plants - Room 13
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm: 5S- Lean Flow Principles - Room 4 - Floriculture
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm: Chicken Tractors for Weed Control
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm: Permafrost Grown: Year 2 Project Update and Preliminary Results - Room 2
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm: Kanban- Lean Flow Principles - Room 3
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Creating Change in Agricultural Systems 101: International Travel as a Significant Life Experience - Room 5
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Permafrost Grown: The Great Mulch Study - Room 2

Date: November 10 - 12, 2023

Location: William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center, 555 W 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501

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