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The 12th annual Montgomery County Food Summit is on Nov. 10, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sinclair Community College's Great Hall. This year's theme is: "Beyond the Plate – Celebrating Cultures in the Kitchen." 

Questions? Ask us here: montgomerycountyfoodsummit@outlook.com 

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Virtual Zoom Event -
Registration is FREE, but required.

Join us at the Food Summit to learn who our 2021 Montgomery County Food Champions are!

10th Annual Montgomery County Food Summit: "Bytes of Connectivity"

Friday, October 16, 2020 (9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)

Visit our new home on the web to view a recording of the Summit. 

Also, take a moment to check out the PowerPoints:

9th Annual Montgomery County Food Summit

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Montgomery County Food Equity Plan

Food Systems Video

PowerPoints from the 9th Annual Montgomery County Food Summit:

Food Insecurity

Strong Communities

Sustainable Ecosystems

Healthy People

Vibrant Farms

Thriving Local Economies

 

Montgomery County will fund a new truck for The Foodbank to battle local hunger

                                                     

Presentations by:

1. East End Food Access and Resiliency Enterprise  -  Danielle Weickert
2. West Dayton Food Access Collective Impact Project  - Clayton Genth
3. Gem City Market  -  Lela Klein
4. The Foodbank Strategic Plan – Michelle Riley
5. Columbus/Franklin County Food Plan  - Brian Estabrook and Jalisa Dawkins
6. Local Producers  - Felix Fernando

Here is the link to view the executive summary and the full plan: https://www.columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/Local-Food-Plan/The-City-of-Columbus---Franklin-County-Local-Food-Action-Plan/ .

Presentations in the Community Room

Presentations by:

1. Lincoln Hill Garden Project  - Don Pair, Stephen Miller, and Kate Ervin

1. Homefull - Jimmy Ryan
2. Foodbank - Lora Davenport
3. GDUCI Grocery Coop - Matt Currie
4. Health Implications of Living in a Food Desert - Emilie Westcott & Becky Gonter-Dray, Dayton Children's Hospital

1. Got Veggies - Clayton Mathile, Evan Eichenauer, Sarah Hartley, Katie Kohnen
2. Food Waste Campaign - Mary Sue Gmeiner
3. Compost Dayton - David Weickert
4. House of Bread - Melodie Bennett
5. Public Health Updates - Robert Harrison and Cheryl Scroggins
6. What do those food labels mean? - Dan Remley
7. Local Food & Hunger Systems Interconnectivity - Kelly Bohrer, Diana Cuy Castellanos, Jeanne Holcomb, University of Dayton
8. How Hospital Systems Can Combat Hunger Issues - Shaun Hamilton, Premier Health
9. Five Rivers MetroParks City Beets - Luci Beachdell, Five Rivers MetroParks
10. The Economics of Gardening - Luci Beachdell, Five Rivers MetroParks & Teri Schoch, Partners for the Environment
11. Funding - Tony Logan, USDA

1. Collaborating for Clients - Michelle Riley and Lizz Kelly
2. Opportunity Mapping - Dawn Ebron
3. Equitable Civic Engagement to Expand Access to Healthy Foods - Kip Holley
4. Food Waste - PBS Food Series
5. The Face of Childhood Hunger in Southwest Ohio - Maria Santiago and Tom Saunders
6. Greater Dayton Union Food Cooperative Initiative - Erica Bruton
7. The Market @ Wright Stop Plaza - Jimmy Ryan
8. The Perspective of Value: Food Waste in the Desert - Barb Asberry
9. Nudging Fruits and Vegetables through the School Lunch Program - Marietta Orlowski and Judi Hunter
10. Zoning Ordinances and Local Food - Matthew Currie
11. The Urban Renewal Farm (TURF) - Jim Wellman
12. Propolis Project - Dwight Wells
13. Funding Resources:  Federal, State, Local & Free! - Tony Logan
14. USDA Handout 1
15. USDA Handout 2
16. Bringing Food Where Hunger Lives - Lizz Kelly

Theme: Connecting Producers to Consumers... from our farms to our tables
Location: UD River Campus, Meyer Room
Attendance: 200
                                                                                       
Presentations:

1. Mile Creek Farm - Ben Jackle
2. A Study in Ohio's Hospitals and Their Use of Local Foods - Brian Raison, OSU Extension
3. Shiloh Market (Dayton) - Zella Cook
4. Findlay Market (Cincinnati) - Karen Kahle
5. Weinland Park Food District (Columbus) - Brian Williams, MORPC
6. EBT Connection - Christie Welch, The Ohio State University
7. The Detroit Eastern Market - Dan Carmody
8. Dorothy Lane Market - Dennis Chrisman
9. Patchwork Gardens - George Mertz
10. Our Harvest Cooperative - Kristin Gangwer
11. Mission of Mary - Stephen Mackell
12. Champaign County Virtual Farmers Market - Pam Bowshier & Mark Runyan

1. Grow Food Grow Hope - Anthony Staubach
2. Fiver Rivers MetroParks Farmers Market - Bethany Ramsey
3. OSU Extension, Miami County - Brian Raison
4. Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm - Charity Krueger
5. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - J. Anthony Logan
6. Valley View School - Kevin Philips
7. Olive, An Urban Dive - Kimberly Colette
8. B-W Greenways - Sherry Chen
9. OSU Extension - Suzanne Mills - Wazniak
10. Synergy Incubators - Tonia Fish

Theme: Children’s Health and Nutrition
Location: Salvation Army Kroc Center
Attendance: 160

Theme: Food Security and Access
Location: Sinclair Conference Center, Charity Early Auditorium
Attendance: 140