Farmers and Friends Annual Meeting: Cultivate KC

Plexpod Wesport Commons 300 East 39th Street Kansas City, MO, 64111 United States (map)

From our friends at Cultivate Kansas City. More information can be found here: https://www.cultivatekc.org/events/annual-farmers-friends-meeting-3/

8:00 am- DOORS OPEN. Check in and chat over coffee and the famous potluck pie breakfast.

9:00 am- WELCOME, announcements, and presentation of the John Kaiahua Mentorship Award.

9:20 am- 2023 FARM BILL OVERVIEW presented by Hamsa Ganapathi and Hannah Quigley of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC).

10:10 am-GROUP DISCUSSIONS & ACTIVITY focusing on 2023 Farm Bill advocacy.

10:40 am- BREAK with coffee and leftover pie!

10:50 am – 12:00 pm- HOW I BUILT THIS EXPO SESSIONS. Four areas of interactive discussion- an engaging way to share, learn and make connections.

Building a Collaborative Foodshed (Plexpod Annex)
Building Healthy Soil and Climate Resilience (Plexpod 1st floor rooms – and on Westport Commons Farm as weather permits)
Building Physical and Mental Wellbeing (Plexpod 1st floor rooms)
Building Tools and Equipment for Resilient Farms (Lower Level of the Plexpod Garage)

12:00 pm- LINDA & LUKE BLACK ELK, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS.

1:00 pm – 2:00pm-KEEP GROWING RELATIONSHIPS!Continue conversations over an optional pre-ordered catered boxed lunch fromThe Russell.