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What would it look like to scale up local food production on the Palouse? Are there opportunities for more small farms and ranches? 

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Access the recorded presentations from our 2022 Virtual Food Summit, posted below, where we explored these questions and expanded our vision of local food production on the Palouse!

Artistic Presentation & Introduction

     Five Lessons Learned from Our Year of Eating Locally

        Adriana Janovich, Pullman-based food, travel and features writer and editor Associate Editor, Washington State              Magazine, Washington State University

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     Setting the Stage for Scaling Up Local Food Production on the Palouse

        Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension, Northern District

        Click here for Colette's slides

                          

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Ignite! Session 1 – Local Food Production on the Palouse: Past and Present

     Palouse Band’s Principles of Cultural & Environmental Sustainability and Land Story

        AYATOOTONMI, Carrie Jim Schuster and ILL-LA-WAL-LA-LITZ-TUNMI  Ione I. Jones, M.S.A., Palouse Band

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     Northwest Cornucopia -- The Palouse Landscape and Advent of Agriculture 

        Richard Scheuerman, Palouse Heritage

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     Palouse Landowners Perspectives & Interest in Local Food Production

        Soren Newman & Darin Saul, University of Idaho College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Office of Grant & Project              Development

        Click here for Soren and Darin's slides

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     Adaptability of Small-Scale Palouse Farms

        Ali Schultheis, University of Idaho Extension

        Click here for Ali's slides

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Ignite! Session 2 – Opportunities for Increasing Local Food Production

     Water Available for Local Food Production in Whitman Co.

        R. Troy Peters, Extension Irrigation Specialist, Washington State University

        Click here for Troy's slides

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     Water Available for Local Food Production in Latah Co.

        Michelle Fuson, Latah County Planning

        Click here for Michelle's slides

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     Water Conservation Strategies on a Diversified Small Farm

         Robert Heinse, University of Idaho, Soil and Water Systems

         Click here for Robert's slides

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      Grow More Food with Less Water!

          Iris Mayes, University of Idaho Extension, Latah County

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      Evolutionary Breeding & Alternative Dryland Crops for the Palouse

          Kevin Murphy, Sustainable Seed Systems Lab, Washington State University

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Ignite! Session 3 – Expanding Local Partnerships & Production

      Stewards of the Land: Conservation and Rehabilitation on the Palouse

         Jennifer Boie, Palouse Conservation District 

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      Securing Farmland For the Future: Conservation Easements 

         Jaime Jovanovich-Walker, Palouse Land Trust

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      Goat Ranching Opportunities on the Palouse

          Karen Kopf, Kopf Canyon Ranch

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      The Collaborative Evolution of the Mobile Farm Stand

          Ashley Vaughan, Community Action Center

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       Farm to Foodbank Program & Expanding Access to Regional Foods

          Morgan Wilson, Chief Development Officer, Idaho Foodbank

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