Conference Agenda
2008 Farmers Market Forum
(Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture)
(Guest speakers provided from the University Of Tennessee
Center for Profitable Agriculture, Tennessee Department of Agriculture Regulatory Services, Hatcher Dairy Farm, Gunn Beef Farm, Madison Creek Farms, & Tennessee Farm Bureau)
March 31st
Smith County Agricultural Complex
159 Ag Center Lane
Carthage, Tennessee
Morning General Session:
8:30 a.m. Registration & Refreshments TDA
9:00 to 9:05 Call to Order & Introduction Mayor Michael Nesbitt
of Assistant Commissioner Joe Gaines,
Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture
9:05 to 9:15 Welcome, Overview of Day, Announcement Joe Gaines
of Tennessee Culinary Centers, Introduction
of Tennessee Department of Agriculture of
Regulatory Services
9:15 to 10:10 "Retail Food Safety in Tennessee: John Sanford
Requirements & Regulations of the
Domestic Kitchen Initiative pertaining
to Farmers Markets"
10:10 to 10:20 Break
10:20 to 11:00 “Specialty & Gourmet Meat , Dairy, & Eggs: John Sanford
TDA Requirements for Dairy, Eggs, &
Meat Sales at Tennessee Farmers
Markets”
11:00 to 11:15 “Scales & Fair Trade: John Sanford
TDA Weights & Measure Requirements
at Tennessee Farmers Markets”
11:15 to 12:10 Success Story: “Attracting New Customers Josh & Cathy
To Our Grass Fed Beef Business Gunn
& Expansion Through Marketing to
Restaurant Industry”
12:10 to 1:00 Farmers Market Forum Luncheon
12:20 to 12:30 Tennessee Beef Check-Off Update/ Charles Hord
TAEP Livestock & Feed Storage
Program Inquiries
1:00 to 2:00 Success Story: “Milk Marketing Lucy Hatcher
From the Farmers Market to the Farm”
2:00 to 2:05 Introduction of Guest Speaker from Dan Strasser
The University of Tennessee
2:05 to 3:00 Farmers Market Manuals: A Guide for Megan Bruch
Considering & Developing a Farmers
Market in Tennessee/ Direct from
Tennessee Farmers Markets:
Observations, Quotes, & Data from
Market Managers, Vendors, & Customers
3:00 to 3:15 Tennessee Farmers Markets Tiffany Mullins
& Locally Grown: The Buy Local Initiative
& Upcoming Marketing Guide
3:15 to 3:30 Break
3:30 to 4:30 Tennessee Farmers Market Association: Peggy L. Marchetti
2008 Farmers Market Media Tour L. Fortune
& TAEP Farmers Market Grant
Programs in Action
4:30 p.m. Adjourn