Feast On® the Farm Industry Day:
Wellington County
Monday, October 2, 2023
10:00am - 5:30pm
Thatcher Farms
Get ready for a full day of comradic recharging, knowledge sharing, and of course - delicious food!
Join your industry colleagues at Thatcher Farms and engage in meaningful discussions and conversations that matter.
TICKETS: $75 + taxes and fees, includes a $25 Feast On® voucher
Keynote Speakers
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Mohamad Yaghi
Climate and Agriculture Lead
RBC Thought Leadership
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Judy Song
Partner Relations Specialist
Ocean Wise
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Leni Brem
Project Manager
TIAO
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Charlotte Demeslay
Senior Manager Retail and Food Service
Second Harvest
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Ian Worte
Destination Development Manager
Culinary Tourism Alliance
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Andrea Kaiser
Program Chair
Sustainable Winegrowing Ontario Certified
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Molly Fremes
Program Advisor
Smart Cities Office, City of Guelph
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Abby Aldoroty
Disability Inclusion Business Advisor
OTEC
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Nick Benniger
Culinary director & co-founder
Culinary Director at Farm to Fork TV/Fat Sparrow
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Court Desautels
Group Leader & CEO
Neighbourhood Group of Companies
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Kelly Harris
Industry & Community Liaison
OTEC
What’s cooking on Industry Day
We’re thrilled to have Chef Megan Johnston from Park Eatery doing something delicious for us!
Guests will enjoy a light breakfast and full lunch. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options are available.
AGENDA
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Check-in and light bites by Park Eatery |
| 11:00 - 11:05 | Welcome, land acknowledgement and sponsor thank yous Culinary Tourism Alliance |
| 11:05 - 11:10 | Host Destination Welcome Christina Mann Manager of Economic Development, County of Wellington. |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Session 1 - Culinary Tourism Alliance SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities - Recruitment tools and resources, training and support for supervisors and managers, employee engagement and workplace wellness strategies, and other industry standards |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Session 2 - OTEC Kelly Harris, Industry & Community Liaison Abby Aldorot, Disability Inclusion Business Advisor OTEC’s newest program, Reimagine to Succeed: Bringing Diversity to Tourism & Hospitality, is an innovative program designed to equip employers with the training, advice, and confidence they need to hire and retain people with disabilities and build more inclusive workplaces |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Session 3 - TIAO Leni Brem - Project Manager TIAO's Tourism Workforce Sustainability Program: Expanding and diversifying Ontario's tourism workforce |
| 12:10 - 12:20 | Bio Break |
| 12:20 - 12:50 | Walking Farm Tour / Activity Led by Dana owner at Thatcher Farms |
| 12:50 - 12:55 | Chef's Intro to LunchChef Megan Johnston from Park Eatery talks about the day's menu and their ethos of working with local and sustainable ingredients. |
| 12:55 - 1:45 | Lunch |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | Session 4 - Ocean Wise Judy Song Sustainable Lakefish and Seafood - SDG 14 Life Below Water |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | Session 5 - Second Harvest Charlotte Demeslay Food waste. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production |
| 2:45 - 3:30 | Session 6 - PANEL SESSION - Circular Initiatives Court Desautels - CEO at The Neighbourhood Group Nick Benninger - Chef and Culinary Director at Farm to Fork TV/Fat Sparrow Moderated by: Molly Fremes, Program Advisor, COIL Smart Cities Office, City of Guelph |
| 3:30 - 3:40 | Bio Break |
| 3:40 - 4:10 | Session 7 - RBC Mohamad Yaghi, Agriculture and Climate Policy Lead at the Climate Action Institute at RBC will explore the current macroeconomic landscape of the Canadian agricultural sector and the growing presence of carbon credits within the Canadian agricultural context. |
| 4:10 - 4:30 | Session 8 - VQA Ontario Sustainable Wines Andrea Kaiser, Program Chair, SWO Certified Awareness about sustainable practices in both the culinary and viticultural fields |
| 4:30 - 4:45 | Wrap Up Feast On® and the Culinary Tourism Alliance |
| 4:45 - 5:35 | Closing Reception |
