You’re invited to Union Hospital of Cecil County’s FREE trailblazer educational event – Registration info below

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Trailblazer Education Series

SUSTAINABLE FOODS

Union Hospital of Cecil County

March 22^nd, 11 am-1 pm

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 Cost-saving and culinary strategies for purchasing local sustainable foods, state and federal regulations for the safety of local foods, where to find sustainable farmers in our region, and other tools and resources.

Union Hospital’s sustainable practices in 2011 included:

• 100% of beef, 90% poultry purchased locally & sustainably
• 44% of meat, poultry, vegetables, fruit, and dairy purchased locally
• 90% of all meals made with non-processed, whole foods

Union Hospital has won MANY awards for their sustainable initiatives:

• MD H2E Trailblazer Award for Leadership in Sustainable Practices 2011
• Governor Martin O’Malley’s first Smart, Green, and Growing Buy Local Agricultural Challenge Award 2011
• Outstanding Maryland Rural Health Achievement Award 2011
• Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award 2010
• Cecil County Recycling Award 2010

Agenda:

Welcome, Dave Gipson
Chief Operating Officer, Union Hospital

Introduction to Trailblazer Series, Molly Englund
Communications Coordinator, Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment

Supporting our Local Farmers & Economy, Earl “Buddy” Hance
Maryland Secretary of Agriculture

Cost-Saving Strategies for Purchasing Local Sustainable Foods, Holly Emmons
Food & Nutrition Services Manager, Union Hospital

Culinary & Purchasing Strategies with Cooking Demo, Will Morgan
Executive Chef, Union Hospital of Cecil County

 A delicious, sustainable lunch will be served. 

Tools & Resources for Purchasing, Louise Mitchell
Sustainable Foods Program Manager, Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment

State & Federal Regulations for Local Foods Safety, Karen Fedor
Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Maryland Department of Agriculture

Where to Find Sustainable Farmers in our Region, Alice Chalmers
Executive Director, Future Harvest-Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture

 To register for this FREE event, please send your name, title, facility name, e-mail, and phone to Englund@son.umaryland.edu. Please RSVP by Friday, March 16^th.  

 To learn more about Union Hospital’s sustainable foods program, go to:

http://mdh2e.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/UHCCWeb.pdf

For more information on the Trailblazer Awards and upcoming Trailblazer Education Events, go to:

http://mdh2e.org/awards-recognition/2011-trailblazer-awards/

Attendance is open to all. However, priority will be given to hospital and health care employees when limitations occur.

You’re invited to Union Hospital of Cecil County’s FREE trailblazer educational event

——————–

Trailblazer Education Series

SUSTAINABLE FOODS

Union Hospital of Cecil County

March 22^nd,11 am-1 pm

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Hear from Union Hospital and local farmers on creative solutions, smart partnerships, and committing to purchasing local sustainable meat, poultry, and produce for cafeteria and patient meals. Forty-nine percent of UHCC’s meat and 100 percent of its beef is now purchased locally!

A delicious, sustainable lunch will be served.

Presentation by:

Holly Emmons

Food Service Manager, Union Hospital

Cooking demonstration by:

Will Morgan

Executive Chef, Union Hospital

Moderators:

Earl “Buddy” Hance

Maryland Secretary of Agriculture

Alice Chalmers

Executive Director, Future Harvest-Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture

Meet farmers, growers, and producers who work with Union Hospital:

HyPoint Dairy – Kilby Cream – Liberty Delight – KCC Natural Farms – Priapi Gardens – Filasky Farm – Milburn Orchards – Dove Valley Vineyards – Harbor House Seafood

To register for this FREE event, please send your name, title, facility name, e-mail, and phone to Englund@son.umaryland.edu. Please RSVP by Friday, March 16^th.

To learn more about Union Hospital’s sustainable foods program, go to:

http://mdh2e.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/UHCCWeb.pdf

For more information on the Trailblazer Awards and upcoming Trailblazer Education Events, go to:

http://mdh2e.org/awards-recognition/2011-trailblazer-awards/

Attendance is open to all. However, priority will be given to hospital and health care employees

when limitations occur.

Register Now!

Local Sustainable Meat & Poultry:

Making the Shift in Institutional Purchasing

Thursday, May 5, 2011

7:30 am – 3:00 pm

Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center

Clarksville, Maryland

This regional conference will bring together a wide variety of key stakeholders to address the barriers, identify solutions and share cost-effective strategies for establishing new institutional purchasing practices of local sustainable beef, pork and poultry.

Speakers Include

• Keeve E. Nachman, PhD, MHS Assistant Scientist, Departments of Environmental Health Sciences and Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Program Director, Farming for the Future, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
• Deanna Baldwin Program Manager, Food Quality Assurance, Maryland Department of Agriculture
• Sherry Donovan-Morris, REHS, RS Section Head, Center for Retail Food, Plan & Process Reviews, Office of Food Protection & Consumer Health Services, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH)
• Kip Hardy MS, RD, LD Manager, Food Service Projects, Food & Nutrition Services, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia
• Doug Davis Director of Food Services, Burlington Public School District, Burlington, Vermont
• Sean Arnold Director of Dining Services, Garrison Forest School/ Sage Dining, Owings Mills, Maryland
• Ginger Myers Director Maryland Rural Enterprise Development Center; Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Chair of Maryland Niche Meats and Poultry Producers Working Group, University of Maryland Extension
• Shane Hughes Farmer/Beef Producer, Liberty Delight Farms, Reisterstown, Maryland

Topics Include

• The Health and Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Meat & Poultry Production
• Ensuring the Safety of Local Meat and Poultry
• Cost-Saving Purchasing Strategies Used by Institutions
• Selling to Institutions – The Farmers’ Experiences
• Identifying the Barriers, Finding Solutions – Small & Large Group Discussion
• A Dialogue – How to Include Local Producers in Institutional Contracts

Full Conference Schedule

A Delicious Local Sustainable Continental Breakfast & Lunch Will Be Served

$25 in Advance
$35 at the Door

Register Here

Sponsor/Exhibitor Application

More Information

or
sustainablefoods@son.umaryland.edu; 410-706-1924

This conference is being funded by a grant from
the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)
of the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
with generous matching funds from the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers.