Feast Dinner Program

jxÄvÉÅx to the New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education, Inc. Fundraising Feast

Friday, May 5, 2017 6:30 P.M. The Harbor Hotel Watkins Glen, New York

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Your support validates your understanding of the importance of agricultural education for consumers of all ages. We must share our story so that agriculture can function effectively and efficiently, which benefits each and every one of us in our businesses and personal lives each and every day.

Our Mission: To inform and educate all New Yorkers regarding agriculture, and to increase understanding between the farm and non-farm public. Our goal is to raise the level of public awareness and understanding about agriculture, which will serve to alleviate misunderstandings that can manifest themselves in negative ways and cause unnecessary upheaval within the food system, superfluous regulations, excess costs, and a breakdown within the infrastructure of our communities and state. This understanding will allow the general public to make “informed” choices. Your investment makes a difference.

New York Farm Bureau Foundation Board of Directors David Fisher—Chairman John Sorbello—Vice Chairman Karen Cartier Paul Fouts David Kosztyo Melissa Mirabile Mike Settle The New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education, Inc. is a 501 © (3) that works to “sow the seeds of understanding,” ensuring New York’s ability to supply your needs for food, clothing and shelter.

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Feast South Agenda 6:30 p.m.

Registration & Reception

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Welcome

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Foundation & NYFB Introductions

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Invocation

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Toast

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Full three-course feast featuring a dual entrée paired with a

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selection of New York State Wines

Introductions & Remarks by our Premier Sponsor & Feast Partners

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NYFB Foundation Update

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Raffle Drawing & New York Commodity Collection Presentation

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Centerpiece Presentations ~ Donated by Horning’s Greenhouse, Penn Yan Thank you for your support and investment in Agricultural Education!

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Partner Sponsor

In support of the Foundation Bob & Roberta Call

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Advocate Feast Sponsor

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Advocate Feast Sponsor

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QR codes on our Commodity Brochures will connect to a “Meet Your New York Farmers” Visit!

YouTube videos will be integrated with Foundation Commodity Collection Brochures & the Ag Fact School Calendar … an interactive learning experience. We are creating an opportunity for all consumers to “connect” with New York Farmers.

Apples Berries Cabbage Careers in Ag Cauliflower Cheese Eggs Herbs Honey & Bees Journey from Orchard to Table Peppers Potatoes Pumpkins Safety Sheep & Wool Tomatoes Winter Squash The Goods on the Goodness of Agriculture

Our 2017 Venues - Thank you for your support

16 North Franklin St. Watkins Glen, New York

52 Pulaski Street Altmar, New York

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The Foundation Ag Fact School Calendar is distributed to +5,600 3rd grade classrooms, a 2,000 classroom increase, throughout New York State. An ag fact is read for each day, providing a slow and steady enhancement of the students’ knowledge of our industry.

Foundation “tools” are programs and resources that work!

Why not explore our growing list?

More than 20,000 Placemats have been used!

An educational tool that can be “personalized”!

Just ask us...

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Compliments of

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Compliments of Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hooker In support of agricultural education

MacFadden & Sons Inc. Serving the Northeast for over 30 years!

1457 US Route 20 Sharon Springs, NY 13459

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Thank you to all our sponsors!

Foundation Premier Feast Sponsor  Lamb & Webster, Inc. Foundation Feast Partners

Foundation Feast Advocates

 Farm Credit East

 McCormick Farms, Inc.

 Nationwide

 Dairy Farmers of America

 Robert & Roberta Call

 UBS - Melissa Mirabile

In-kind beverage donations:  Atwater Vineyards  Finger Lakes Distilling  JR Dill Winery  Lakewood Vineyards  New York Wine & Grape Foundation  Rooster Fish Brewing  Standing Stone Vineyards  Sunset View Creamery  Wagner Valley Brewing Co.  Wagner Vineyards

Sunset View Cream-

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Thank you to all our sponsors!

Dinner Booklet Sponsors

 Scolaro, Schulman, Cohen, Fetter & Burstein, P.C

 A. Ooms & Sons  Broome County Farm Bureau

 Skip & Jennifer Jensen

 Business Partners

 Table Rock Farm

 Carolina Eastern Vail

 Tioga County Farm Bureau

 Judy & Phillip J. Cherry

 Tompkins Bank of Castile

 Cornell University - CALS

 UBS - Melissa Riven Mirabile

 Coyne Farms, Inc.

 Upstate Niagara Milk Coop.

 CY Farms / CY Heifer Farms

 Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce

 DFA  Eric & Catherine Ooms

 West & Co. CPA’s PC

 FA-BA Farm

 Willow Bend Farm THANK YOU to all of the

 Lamb Farms  MacFadden & Sons, Inc.  Mark & Laureen Merrill  Metroland Business Machines  NYS Turfgrass Assoc.  NY Wine & Grape Foundation  Orbaker’s Fruit Farm  Patrick & Karen Hooker  Regional Food Bank of NE NY

supporting County Farm Bureaus and table sponsors  Chemung County  Schuyler County  Tioga County  Yates County  Jensen Family Farm  Lakewood Vineyards  The Wickham Family

Focus Group for 2017: MS/HS Counselors Date: October 18-20, 2017 Location: Rome, New York Do you know of someone we should contact? Please let us know. The application is on our website. See Feast Booklet page 21 for more information.

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New York Commodity Collection South…

Cabot Creamery/McCadam Cheese — Cheese Block Climbing Bines Hop Farm — 4 oz. tasting glass Finger Lakes Distilling — Bottle of Raspberry Liqueur Glen Mountain Market/Bakery — Special GMM Cookie Pack Hazlitt Cider Tree—4-pack of Hard Cider Hill-Top Farm — Maple Syrup New York Farm Bureau — Mug, Wine Glass & Hat New York Farm Bureau Foundation — A to Z Coloring Book, FFX Tote, Set of Golf Towels NY Wine & Grape Foundation— Wine Shrader’s Meat Market, Romulus - Sweet Sausage Skip & Jennifer Jensen, Jensen Farm, Penn Yan —Honey Wagner Valley Brewery—Bottle of Beer Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce—Travel Guides Horning’s Greenhouse, Penn Yan — Centerpieces In-kind donations: Raffle: Michele Kline of Our Five Acre Homestead; A Goat Milk Soap Basket *Atwater Vineyards *Cabot Cheese *Catharine Valley Crackers *Finger Lakes Distilling *Hazlitt Cider Tree *Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards *JR Dill Winery *Lakewood Vineyards *New York Wine & Grape Fnd. *Rooster Fish Brewing *Shirk Meats *Standing Stone Vineyards *Sunset View Creamery *Verjooz *Wagner Valley Brewing Co. *Wagner Vineyards

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The Lamb & Veazey families are proud to support agricultural education!

Sharing what we love through farm tours, Facebook posts and neighbor newsletters.

Lamb Farms & Oakfield Corners Dairy 6880 Albion Rd, Oakfield, NY www.lambfarmsinc.net Lamb Farms

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School and classroom visits

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Adopt—A–Calf Program & multi-farmer adopt program

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Traveling educational exhibits available for community showcases

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Community and group meeting presentations

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Two videos about agriculture

The Ag Interpreter Journey Program (we travel from orchard to table or field to fork!)

Ag Activity Book distribution Feed the Hungry School/Community Program The Foundation’s Agricultural Fact School Calendar for +5,600 classes Working with museums and many different types of educational programs Working with local agriculture to enhance public presentations, projects, and events Thousands of Coloring Books distributed The Ag Master kiosk program is an innovative agri-educational tool that uses an interactive touch screen to engage the public in a Q&A session.

This experience creates a true understanding of ag facts by presenting the facts in a game format.

A growing collection of commodity brochures The Food & Farm Experience

In support of Foundation Programs Judy McKinney Cherry & Phillip Cherry

Avon, New York

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A New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education Program sponsored by The American Agriculturist Foundation—The Food & Farm Experience (FFX) 2016 will focus on Career Exploration and Development for Student Counselors in all New York Middle and High Schools. FFX will connect school counselors with an industry that offers more than 300 related career opportunities. The participants will meet with industry experts, employers, and post-secondary educators.

The Food & Farm Experience is an annual summit for exchanges about agriculture and making connections with a full array of those associated with and engaged in agriculture. A two-day in-depth experience tailored as an agricultural education encounter created for an audience of those involved in middle school and high school career exploration and development, who will be selected via nomination /application and the Foundation Board of Directors, with a goal to develop extensive agricultural understanding, networking and connections.

The 2017 Food & Farm Experience is:

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A two-day program for 25 to 35 target group members – starting with a reception and dinner on Wednesday, October 18, enhanced with a panel presentation of agricultural businesses that hold tremendous potential for their students, and winding down with a trade show of agricultural education and opportunity on Friday, October 20, concluding at noon.

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The attendee roster will include two to three individuals who are actively engaged in farming. These individuals will learn from and be able to interact positively with the participants within the Food & Farm Experience program.

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Food, lodging, and workshop material costs are covered.

Focus Group for FFX: MS/HS Career Counselors Dates: Wednesday—Friday, October 18-20, 2017 Location: Rome, New York Applications are available at www.nyfbfoundation.org

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Our mission is to recommend the best products and practices to improve the long-term sustainability of your farm.

Caro Vail Administrative Office Salem, New York

In Support of Agricultural Education

FA-BA Farm LLC, Canandaigua, NY

In Support of Agricultural Education

Mark & Laureen Merrill

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16th Annual Foundation Golf Classic Join Us! Tuesday, 9/12/2017 The Robert Trent Jones Course Cornell University Ithaca, New York

Cost - $175.00 per player Includes cart, green fees, refreshments, lunch, & enhanced reception.

Mulligan/Skins/Putting Contest Foursome Package— $52.00/$13 per player Special Prizes— TWO Flights: Lowest Score, Most Honest plus other awards! * Sponsorship options are available and include appropriate signage plus recognition in the Classic Program.

Contact: Sandie Prokop 1-800-342-4143

***Early Bird Rate for individuals: $150 when paid by July 15th **Special County Farm Bureau Foursome “Early Bird” Rate: Foursomes sponsored by their CFB and registered /paid by August 1, 2017, will be able to take advantage of a special player rate of $135 per player, which represents a $40 per player saving / $160 per foursome saving.

September 12, 2017 Mark Your Calendar...Reserve your golfing spot now!

Reservations honored on a first-come first-served basis.

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“Believers in, and Thankful for, the American Free Enterprise System!�

Willow Bend Farm 1378 King Road Clifton Springs, NY 14432

A. Ooms & Sons A. Ooms and Sons Dairy Farm spans across more than 2,000 acres in the farm rich country of the Hudson River Valley, approximately 20 miles southeast of Albany in the village of Valatie. As the name implies, Ooms Farm is a partnership between Adrian and three of his sons, Ron, Tim, and Eric.

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Fundraising Feast Raffle Win A framed Childress Print “Man in Training” 12 NY Commodity Collections! + Other donated items

Childress Prints capture memorable moments .

About the Ar st The featured artist, Robert Childress, was the illustrator for the Dick and Jane reader primers that were popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Childress was born in 1915 in South Carolina. He paid for his Clemson University education by going door to door and offering to paint families’ coat of arms. After graduation he worked for advertising agencies, and during World War II he promoted agricultural and farming products through his illustrations.

In 1949 he worked in New York City where he created ads for a number of well-known products, including Coca-Cola, Mobil, Frigidaire, Wonder Bread, Campbell’s Soup, Buster Brown Shoes and many others. A decade later he updated the Dick and Jane reading primers, which were initially published in 1930. Mr. Childress used his children, family and pets as the subjects of his artwork for the series. He was a friend of artist Norman Rockwell, and they both painted in the realism style, with similar shades of humor. He also painted a number of Cornell University scenes and was commissioned to paint the portraits of several Deans at Cornell.

He has painted at more than 20 universities.

Seven of the New York Farm Bureau paintings are available for purchase as prints. Proceeds support the New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education, Inc.

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Table Rock Farm Inc. 5428 Upper Reservation Road Castile, NY 14427 * 585-493-5770 * 315-462-3414

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Gloversville and Saratoga Springs

Compliments of Corning Enterprises

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The Ag Master Kiosk Project-sponsored by NYFB Ag Master is an innovative agri-educational tool that uses an interactive touch screen to engage the public in a Q & A session. This experience creates a true understanding of ag facts by presenting visuals and facts in a game format.

The program New includes ten categories (five per game) with multiple choice and true-false questions. Photographs present clear visuals.

A rotating database of questions presents tremendous variety. The pictures supply needed visuals for a consuming public that is removed the farm.

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Roster of Kiosk Programs: Ag Master Game: 5 or 10 minute versions Journey from Orchard to Table: Formatted for loop/ continuous presentation with music background OR self-paced version Journey from Vineyard to Table: Formatted for loop/ continuous presentation with music background OR self-paced version CD History of NY Agriculture Self-paced “Visit to a Dairy Farm” with descriptions and explanations Two new ag videos AFBF Misconceptions Presentation

We have a kiosk in your area so it is easily available for local use.

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Partner Sponsor

Many thanks to the Harbor Hotel and the local wineries, breweries, distilleries , creameries, cheese makers, bakers, artisans and others who provided the many local delicacies at our Feast South. You will find our donors listed within the pages of this Feast Dinner Booklet.

A BIG thanks to our Feast Comm.

New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education, Inc. 159 Wolf Road P.O. Box 5330 Albany, New York 12205 Phone: 518-436-8495 Fax: 518-431-5656 Email : sprokop@nyfb.org Website: www.nyfbfoundation.org