Local Food Week is a 10-day celebration of Northeast Indiana’s farms, markets, artisan food producers, restaurants, and other businesses & organizations that bring local food from Our Land to Our Tables. The Northeast Indiana Local Food Network launched Local Food Week in 2020 to create an opportunity for our region to visit and connect with those who grow, sell, serve and support the local food we all love.
Read MoreThe Northeast Indiana Local Food Network is honored to be a partner in the new Indiana Regional Food System Partnership that was awarded a $1.24 million dollar grant to strengthen Indiana’s food supply chain.
Read MoreMark you calendars for 2022 Local Food Week, Friday, July 29 - Sunday, August 7. Sign Up NOW to host a farm tour or local food event during this region-wide, 10-day event as we celebrate the farms, markets, restaurants and local food businesses & organizations that are part of our region’s local food system.
Read MoreLearn how our 2022 Local Food Scholarships are helping our region’s local food farmers and entrepreneurs to pursue the training and networking opportunities they need to expand their businesses and grow our local food system.
Read MoreApplication deadline extended to March 31, 2022. Do you want to attend a virtual or in-person conference, or take a training course in 2022? Our Northeast Indiana Local Food Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis to help our region’s local food farmers and entrepreneurs pursue the training and networking opportunities they need to expand their business.
Read MoreCheck out these upcoming workshops, conferences and training opportunities to help you plan this year’s harvest, grow your local food business, and learn how to build a more equitable, sustainable and resilient food system.
Read MoreAs this year draws to a close, and our young nonprofit organization prepares to begin 2022, our fifth year, we want to take stock of how far we’ve come as an organization and as a local food community. We want to share our anticipation for the valuable work we plan to undertake in 2022 and pursue the years to come.
Read MoreGuests, chefs and local food farmers all enjoyed the Local Food Throwdown, a friendly competition between some of our community’s finest chefs and mixologists, each featuring fresh local ingredients from our region's farms.
The event was featured talent from: Bravas, Chance Bar, Copper Spoon, Hetty Arts Pastry, Landing Beer Company, Mercado, Tolon, True Kimchi and Walnut Hill Catering & Events. Proceeds benefited the Northeast Indiana Local Food Network to support programs and establish a strong financial foundation for the organization.
Read MoreLocal Food Week expanded in 2021 with 22 different farm tours and special events held across our region. From September 17-26, urban & rural farms and local food businesses hosted over 500 participants for a variety of events to connect our community to local food from our land to our tables.
Read MoreJoin the celebration by crunching into a juicy apple from a local orchard for Apple Crunch and watching our latest video Farm to School: Bridging the Gap Between Local Food and Local Kids produced by Parkview Health and the Northeast Indiana Local Food Network in collaboration with the Northeast Indiana Farm to School Team.
Read MoreDon't miss this friendly competition between some of our community’s finest chefs and mixologists, each featuring fresh local ingredients from our region's farms.
Featuring talent from: Bravas, Chance Bar, Copper Spoon, Hetty Arts Pastry, Landing Beer Company, Mercado, Tolon, True Kimchi, & Walnut Hill Catering.
Event is limited to 120 guests to allow space for comfortable social distancing. We anticipate seats will fill quickly, so we encourage making your reservation as soon as possible. Click here to learn more or to reserve your seat!
Read MoreAll are welcome! Connect with local farmers, food producers, chefs, educators, community leaders, advocates, and consumers, as we come together to learn, share ideas and grow our local food community.
We are excited to safely come together again in person for this day-long educational and networking event.
Read MoreLocal Food Week is a 10-day celebration of farms, markets, restaurants and other businesses that bring local food from Our Land to Our Tables.
Check out this year’s schedule!
Read MoreFarm to School programs across Northeast Indiana will be able to make big strides forward in the next two years, thanks to a USDA Farm to School Implementation Grant recently awarded to Wells County Revitalization on behalf of the Northeast Indiana Local Food Network, Parkview Health, and Purdue Extension.
Read MoreLocal Food Week celebrates the farms, markets, restaurants and other local food businesses that bring local food from Our Land to Our Tables. Sign up to host a tour or event to help our community connect to the local food & farms they love!
Read MoreOur Harvest of the Month Strawberry Video was recently filmed at BroxonBerry in collaboration with Purdue Extension and the Northeast Indiana Farm to School Team. Together we launched our Harvest of the Month program to help students and families across our region learn where food comes from and connect with the wide variety of farms and farmers in Northeast Indiana.
Read MoreLearn how our region’s local food farmers and entrepreneurs are using their Local Food Scholarships to pursue the training and networking opportunities they need to expand their businesses.
Read MoreJoin us as we launch our The Power of Local Food program series. Learn the meaning behind words you find on food labels and why buying local food can offer consumers greater transparency. Find out why buying local food not only allows you to know where your food comes from, but helps you know more about the ingredients and how they are produced.
Read MoreMark you calendars now for 2021 Local Food Week, Friday, September 17 - Sunday, September 26. Plan to participate in this region-wide, week-long event as we celebrate the farms, markets, restaurants and other local food businesses that bring local food from Our Land to Our Tables.
Read MoreThe Northeast Indiana Local Food Scholarship helps our region’s local food farmers and entrepreneurs pursue the training and networking opportunities they need to expand their business.
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