International Sprout Growers Association

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1 International Sprout Growers Association 24 th Annual Convention Program Orlando, Florida March 24 28,

2 Table of Contents Page Map and Schedule of Events... 3 ISGA Officers... 6 ISGA Board of Directors... 8 A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors... 9 Speaker Bios List of Attendees

3 Welcome to the ISGA Convention in Orlando! If you have any questions, Rich Wolfe s room number is 203 and his mobile number is Also for Board Members: If you are arriving Sunday, call Rich to meet up with the group If you are arriving Monday or Tuesday, we are meeting in the Board Room 9:00-4:00 For Wifi in your room and the meeting room: Click on hhonors, then click the box for promo code: ISG2014 We look forward to a fun and informative conference. Thanks for joining us, The Convention Committee Monday, March 24, 2014 Schedule of Events Time of Day Event Room Name 6:30 8:45 Breakfast Atrium 9:00 12:00 Board of Directors Meeting The Board Room 12:00 1:00 Lunch Board Room Atrium 1:00-4:00 Board of Directors Meeting The Board Room 6:00-9:00 Dinner Restaurant TBA (7:00am 10:00pm Hospitality Palm Lounge) Tuesday, March 25, :30 8:45 Breakfast Atrium 9:00 12:00 Board of Directors Meeting The Board Room 12:00 1:00 Lunch Board Room Atrium 1:00-4:00 Board of Directors Meeting The Board Room 6:00 8:00 Opening Reception Orange/Osceola Room (7:00am 10:00pm Hospitality Palm Lounge) 3

4 Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Schedule of Events Time of Day Event Room Name 6:30 8:45 Breakfast Atrium 9:00 9:30 Bob Sanderson, ISGA President Citrus / Lake Welcoming Address 9:30 10:30 Dr. Thierry Vrain The Gene Revolution 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 11:00 John Roberts, Marjon Specialty Foods 11:00 12:00 International panel discussion - Global Sprouting Cultures Barbara Sanderson (US), Carmen Wakeling (Canada), Peter Duncan (Australia), Ruben Martin (Argentina), Ran Duan (China), Skyler Tan (Malaysia), Theo Van der Plas (Netherlands) 12:00 1:00 Lunch Atrium 1:00 2:00 Jim Prevor The Perishable Pundit Citrus / Lake 2:00 2:45 Melinda Marton Health Benefits of Edible Sprouts Consumption 2:30 2:45 Break 2:45 3:30 Tom Stenzel, United Fresh Produce Association 3:30 4:15 Lydia Berry, United States Department of Agriculture Sprout Specific Audit 4:15 5:00 Don Schaffner. Extension specialist in Food Science and Professor at Rutgers University 6:15 Please meet in the lobby at 6:15, bus leaves at 6:30 sharp Hotel Lobby for the House of Blues at 1490 E. Buena Vista in Buena Vista 9:30 Bus returns to the Embassy Hotel (7:00am 10:00pm Hospitality Palm Lounge) 4

5 Thursday, March 27, 2014 Schedule of Events Time of Day Event Room Name 6:30 8:45 Breakfast Atrium 9:00 10:00 Ed Treacy, Produce Marketing Association Citrus / Lake Produce Traceability 10:00 10:30 Dr. Keith Warriner, University of Guelph Seed Disinfection Methods: How do they measure up? 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 11:15 Dr. Alexander Sandro Sulakvelidze, Intralytix Bacteriophage Applications in Food Production and Processing 11:15 12:00 Dr. Brian Clement, Hippocrates Health Institute Nature heals what synthetics cannot 12:00 1:00 Sproutfest Luncheon Atrium Chef Ken Blue, Hippocrates Health Institute Pad Thai, Nori rolls with sprouts, and Sprout salads 1:00 2:00 Steve Meyerowitz, Sproutman Publications Citrus / Lake 2:00 3:15 ISGA Annual General Meeting 3:15 3:30 Break 3:30 4:30 Newly elected Board of Directors meeting 5:30 7:30 Meet and Greet - Evening Reception Atrium 7:30 9:30 Dinner Orange/Osceola Room (7:00am 10:00pm Hospitality Palm Lounge) Friday, March 28, 2014 Time of Day Event Room Name 6:30 9:00 Breakfast Atrium 9:15 Bus with leave at 9:30 sharp for EPCOT tours Hotel Lobby 10:00 1:30 Tour of EPCOT Center and lunch (included) 1:30 Bus leaves EPCOT 2:00 Bus returns to the Embassy Hotel 5

6 Bob Sanderson, President Jonathan Sprouts, Inc. P.O. Box 128 Marion, MA USA Tel: Fax: sprouts.org ISGA Officers Bob Sanderson is the President of ISGA and Jonathan's Sprouts, Inc., which has been supplying fresh sprouts to New England and beyond since From its beginning, Jonathan's has made a commitment to sprout quality research and development. They have had a meticulous record keeping system to track sprouts back to the seed lot they came from, first for quality, then for organic certification, and finally for safety. They also have a long- standing relationship with an independent lab that has been testing their product. They hired a student assistant for Dr. Robert Wick one summer to forward his work on Alfalfa plant pathogens, and have performed many of the quality experiments in their Rochester, MA operation. This has made it simpler for Jonathan's to meet and surpass the requirements for growing safe quality sprouts. Bob has long felt that the unique properties of sprouts, and the ways in which they are grown, require novel approaches to assuring their safety, and has questioned whether lab results from sanitization treatments accurately reflect what is achieved in the production environment. For this reason, he has been committed to improve sampling and testing protocols, and working to make sure they are being uniformly applied. He has also promoted alternative interventions, such as competitive exclusion, that have shown some promising preliminary results. Jonathan s continues to be an innovative leader in the sprouting industry, committed to selling the highest quality organically grown sprouts possible. The ISGA is grateful to Bob and Barbara Sanderson and Jonathan s Sprouts for the work they are doing to serve the sprout industry.!!! 6

7 Ray Jones, Secretary International Specialty Supplies Seed, Packaging, Equipment, Sprouts, Research Lab, Newsletter, HACCP 820 East 20th Street Cookeville, TN USA Tel: International Specialty Supply, now in its 33rd year of business, grows sprouts, manufactures sprout equipment, sells sprouting seed, packaging and supplies, sets up HACCP plans, does sprout research and has an electronic newsletter called the SproutNet. Prime Seed Division developed a seed- screening program that substantially reduces the risk of pathogens in seed. ISS now tests sprouts as well as the runoff water from seed pulled from each and every bag. Tests are done in two separate labs and include Salmonella, E.coli 0157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella and generic E.coli. Testing is expanded to include Enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC) if generic E.coli is found. Sungarden Sprouts Division uses the seed and tests every crop for pathogens. Their Sentrex Equipment Division designs and manufactures state of the art alfalfa and bean sprout equipment. ISS was a founding member of the ISGA. Bob is active on the Board of Directors, Research Committee, and Executive Committees, and is working with government and private researchers to improve the industry. The ISGA is grateful to Ray Jones and International Specialty Supplies for the work they are doing to serve the sprout industry. Richard Wolfe, Treasurer 685 Bald Hill Road, Box #8 Warwick, RI USA Tel: Fax: E- Mail: office@isga- sprouts.org!!! In addition to being Treasurer and Executive Secretary of the ISGA, Rich is the Chief Operating and Finance Officer for EMCO Gears, Inc., a Chicago- based manufacturing company and he currently owns and manages Liberty Tax Service in Rhode Island and works at Jonathan's Sprouts. 7

8 ISGA Board of Directors Carmen Wakeling, Vice President Eatmore Sprouts 2604 Grieve Rd Courtenay, BC V9J 1S7 CANADA Tel: E- Mail: Joe Mahoney, Vice President Jack & The Green Sprouts N Street River Falls, Wi Tel: E- Mail: Maggie Mumm Mumm s Sprouting Seeds PO Box 80 Parkside, SK SOJ 2AO CANADA Tel: E- Mail: mumms@sprouting.com Alfonso Juarez Cardea Trading SA de CV Suazales 20 Granjas Coapa Tialpan, Distrito Federal Mexico Tel: E- Mail: ajuarez@cardea.com.mx Yasuhiro Sahara Daisey Machinery Co., Ltd. 2-1 Mitsugi Tsurugashima- shi, Saitama Japan Tel: Fax USA: E- Mail: sahara@daisey.co.jp Carlos Stolzenbach Caudill Seed Co., Inc West Main Street Louisville, KY USA Tel: E- Mail: salessprout@caudillsprouting.com Steve Meyerowitz Sproutman Publications PO Box 1100 Great Barrington, MA Tel: Ext 4 E- Mail: sproutman@sproutman.com Kang Yufan China Agricultural University, Ag and Bio Haidian District Yuan Mingyuan Xilu No 2 Beijing CHINA Tel: E- Mail: yfkang@cau.edu.cn Marialice Galt MaryAlice s Sprout Farms, Inc Marsh Ave. Reno, NV USA Tel: Fax: E- mail: ma@masprouts.com Tao Liming, Ex- officio Ningbo Wulongtan Vegetable Foodstaff Houlong Longguan Village, Yinzhou District Ningbo, Zhejiang P.R. China Tel: E- Mail: taoliming@nbwlt.ncom 8

9 A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors It is our pleasure to recognize each of the following sponsors without whom we would not have been able to pull everything together. Please join with us in extending thanks to each of the following individuals and organizations: The ISGA would like to thank Sheila Strawser and Martha Clingenpeel of Marjon Specialty Foods for their support as hosts of this year s convention. MARJONS KITCHEN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WHERE TASTE MEETS QUALITY ALWAYS A PRIORITY Marjon Specialty Foods,Inc.is an innovator in high quality vegetarian and healthy food alternatives. We proudly offer a variety of food products in addition to our delicious sprouts and tofu.our Soft, Firm and Extra Firm Tofu are QCS organic certified since Family owned and operated since 1972,we offer the highest quality and most nutritionally beneficial products available. Marjon does not use fillers,binders, or TVP. We are a certified Pro*Act vendor. Our food safety programs are second to none! Marjon is third party audited by Silliker,Inc. and the Department of Defense. We participate in the AZZULE (formerly Primus) supply chain program and the ICIX online network. With our own fleet of trucks, Marjon provides the highest standard in logistical support for our customers. 9

10 Also, many thanks to Manny Wong and Fullei Fresh for the sprouts that will be served throughout the Convention week. The ISGA would like to thank Jonathan Ego and HPC Foods for their generous sponsorship. * * * Founded in 1946 by Kakuichi Tottori as Honolulu Poi Company, the company started as a small poi milling operation with just three employees. Today, HPC Foods, Ltd. remains a family owned and operated company and distributes a variety of products under the Taro Brand label. The Company is the leader of Poi, Poi Products, Sprouts, and Fresh Cut Fruits and Vegetable manufactured in Hawaii. Quality, freshness, and food safety is our commitment. The ISGA thanks Caudill Seed company Carlos Stozenbach Caudill Seed Company Sunshine Sprouting Equipment 1402 West Main Street Louisville, KY USA Tel: Fax: * * * Caudill Sprouting has been in the sprouting industry for nearly 30 years, ever- expanding to meet your needs. We continue to pursue excellence, and today we are recognized as a reliable, trusted supplier of sprouting seeds and equipment.our product line includes conventional and organic seeds and beans for sprouting and microgreens, a complete line of sprouting equipment, and a full array of packaging and shipping materials. Our world- wide operation ensures our providing a year- round supply of top quality seeds at competitive prices. Caudill Sprouting is a member of Quality Assurance International, and our products are certified accordingly. Food safety is our highest priority. * * * 10

11 Lapuck Laboratories, Inc. RJH Associates Kahlil Zadeh 70 Shawmut Road Tel Canton, MA Fax Who Are We? We are a team of food scientists, food microbiologists, epidemiologists, chemists and food safety specialists who run a testing and consulting organization under the name, Lapuck Laboratories, Inc. Dr. Jack Lapuck, a renowned food scientist, started the laboratories in April 1966 and for the past 37 years we have provided testing and consulting services to members of the food industry. We specialize in in- house quality control testing of processed food, regulatory compliance testing and vendor's claim validation testing. We also provide consultation in food safety and food sanitation including HACCP development and implementation. What Do We Do For Sprouts Growers? Since the issuance of FDA's policy on testing the irrigation water for possible presence of Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7, Lapuck Laboratories, Inc. has established a comprehensive screening program for these bacteria using the FDA recommended BioControl VIP methods. A number of local, state, and national growers have participated in the program and they continue to depend on our testing and consulting services for their Peace of Mind. Why Should You Depend On Us? For a number of reasons: 1) We have an in- depth knowledge of the sprouts industry and fully understand that time is of the essence in the growing cycle. 2) Lapuck Laboratories, Inc. is always there for you when you need them, sixteen hours a day and seven days a week. We have adjusted our work shifts in order to accommodate our sprout grower clients for their needs of a quick turn- around time. When needed, our highly experienced and trained lab technicians work around the clock to provide accurate test results for our clients. 3) Our expert food safety specialists provide free- of- charge telephone consultation in the areas of process sanitation and equipment sanitization. 4) We offer competitive pricing for all food microbiological tests including the VIP screening for Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7. * * * 11

12 The ISGA would like to thank Carmen Wakeling of Eatmore Sprouts and Maggie Mumm of Mumm s Sprouting Seeds for their sponsorship of speaker Thierry Vrain. Carmen and Glenn Wakeling EATMORE SPROUTS & GREENS 2604 GRIEVE RD COURTENAY, BC V9J 1S7 CANADA Tel: Fax: E- Mail: eatmorecarmen@gmail.com MISSION: Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd. Provides fresh, locally grown organic sprouts year round in the Comox Valley and beyond for a happier, healthier planet. ABOUT US: Eatmore Sprouts is a Certified Organic farm producing a variety of sprouts and greens on a 3.75 acre farm near Courtenay on Vancouver Island. Our products are sold throughout Western Canadian restaurants, grocery stores and wholesalers. Our sprouts are produced in an indoor growing facility and greenhouse buildings. Eatmore Sprouts is a family run business. Glenn and Carmen Wakeling, the company owners are committed to organic food production and they are enthusiastic about local organic farming. We love what we do because we are able to feed people in British Columbia and the Western Provinces 365 days a year EATMORE SPROUTS & GREENS PRODUCES HEALTHY FOOD WHILE CARING FOR ITS CUSTOMERS, STAFF AND THE ENVIRONMENT We are in the business of growing sprouts and greens. We do it in a way that aligns with our values. VALUES: WE VALUE PEOPLE! We are proud of the food we produce- we feed a lot of people with our healthful nutritious sprouts! We employ over 35 people. Our diverse community is grounded in acceptance, trust, compassion and heart. WE VALUE THE PLANET! We use sustainable agriculture practices on our certified organic farm. We are committed to supporting the community to understand current challenges in food production and potential solutions. We recycle. We bike to work. We do our best to tiptoe and leave a small footprint. WE VALUE SUSTAINABILITY! Because we value people and the planet we want to make sure we stay in business growing healthy food for a long, long time. We run our business in a way that is financially viable, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable. WE VALUE CREATIVITY! We are here to learn and grow. We bring common sense to all our decisions striving for simplicity, efficiency and stability. We are accountable to our employees, customers, and regulating bodies (Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) And Pacific Certification Society (PACS) Organics). WE VALUE YOU! We welcome feedback. Feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, suggestions, insights and brilliant ideas! * * * 12

13 The ISGA would like to thank Bob and Barbara Sanderson and Jonathan Sprouts, Inc. for their generous sponsorship. Growing since 1976 Barbara and Bob have long been committed to working together with other sprout growers to create more sales and better quality sprouts for all growers. With this commitment, in 1980, they contacted the other New England sprout growers to contribute to a grant to the University of Massachusetts to support the work of Dr. Rob Wick in studying the plant pathogens that were undermining the quality of the sprouts and find ways to improve sprout quality and shelf life. In 1984 they founded the New England Sprout Growers Assn. with these same growers to take advantage of Federal- State Marketing Program grants and create a collaborative sprout marketing program. Wanting more financial power for promoting sprouts, the NE Sunsprout growers approached the US and Canadian Sunsprout Grower Association, who agreed to join forces in starting the International Sprout Growers Association in The first ISGA convention was in San Antonio, TX in February One Sanderson from Jonathan Sprouts has been on the BOD from the beginning, and actively working with other sprout growers to make the industry strong, increase consumption of sprouts, gather knowledge of best safety and quality practices and relax and enjoy the companionship and experience of other growers, and experts in related fields, at annual conventions. Bob, Barbara, Rich and Liz are pleased to have the opportunity to be with everyone in Orlando this spring and thank all of you for making the effort to be a part of this amazing gathering. We also especially thank Sheila and Martha from Marjon Specialty Foods and the other members of the Convention Committee for all the work behind the scenes to make this convention possible. 13