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Northeast Farm to Institution Summit
Theme: CommUNITY Powers the Food System
This year’s theme highlights the humanity in our farm to institution work. We honor, understand, and build connections between the people who power our food system. It is through the power of people - our ideas, efforts, and collaborations - that we will address urgent issues like climate change, wealth inequality, and racism. We recognize the impact of the institutional sector on the food system, in procurement, investment, research, education and care. And we recognize the important roles we each play in building a more just, equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system for all.
Keynote Recordings
April 27 & 28,
2023
In Person
Farm Fresh Rhode Island, Providence, RI
Coordinate, Strategize, Connect & Celebrate in person with networking and action-oriented strategy sessions designed to integrate and align our (net)work, plus exhibitor fair, facilitated field trips and discussions, followed by an evening networking reception.
April 18, 19, 20, 2023
Virtual
Learn & Share online during two days (& one evening) of educational virtual content.
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This beautiful illustration was designed by Taylor Chandra-Axtmann of Giant Shoulders, a strategic branding agency based in Providence, RI. More about the design process here.
Virtual Raffle - Amazing Prizes
Drawing was on April 28, 2023 - congrats to all the winners!
What's more, you don't need to be "local" to win! Prizes will be shipped to the winning bidder - or their designee. You have a chance to win prizes totaling more than $3,000, with proceeds helping FINE support your farm to institution network into the future. These exciting prizes were all donated by our generous partners around the northeastern United States. PS: They make amazing gifts!
CommUNITY Powers the Food System
This year's agenda honors and builds connections between the people who power our food system. Join us to learn, share, connect, and celebrate! Register today to get access to two full days of virtual programming via our event platform Whova (access on a computer or mobile device) PLUS two days of in-person networking and gathering at Farm Fresh Rhode Island in Providence, RI.
“Events like this prove there is a powerful, sustainable food movement growing and changing lives.”
“I really appreciated the focus on racial equity and racial justice and will definitely be carrying those workshops and presentations in my work.”
Purpose
The Northeast Farm to Institution Summit strengthens the regional food system by celebrating and supporting the role of institutions as anchors in the region. By bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders in a collaborative process, the summit generates ideas and connections that advance the ability of the Northeast to support viable farm, food, and sea businesses and healthy, just communities. The Summit welcomes both newcomers and pioneers on the forefront of the farm to institution movement to share their work, make connections, generate energy, and co-create strategies for addressing the most pressing challenges for our regional food system.
Audience
Since the first gathering in 2015, the Northeast Farm to Institution Summit has become a seminal event for people working to transform our regional food system in partnership with schools, hospitals, colleges, correctional facilities, and other institutions. More than 500 participants typically attend, including but not limited to; food service operators, producers, supply chain businesses, advocates, public officials, educators, and students. We are intentionally working to welcome Black, Indigenous, and people of color, middle of the supply chain actors, community colleges, and our neighbors and collaborators in New York and across the country. Since this year's summit is a hybrid event, we recognize that the virtual component may bring in more people from a wide array of geographic locations and backgrounds, and that the in-person event will be smaller than previous years due to space and safety considerations.
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Hybrid Event = Virtual + In-Person
You are going to love this hybrid event! With two days of virtual conference programming - plus two days of in-person sessions.
Thank you for sponsoring
Sponsors of the 2023 Northeast Farm to Institution Summit are leaders
working to build a just, resilient, and sustainable food system in our region.
Your support makes this event possible.
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