Register NOW for 2022 Local Food Forum & Expo

All are welcome! On Monday, September 12, join local farmers, food producers, educators, community leaders, advocates and eaters as we come together to learn & share ideas to grow & connect our local food community. Come for the full day or join us for the Local Food After Party from 4:00 - 7:00 pm.

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Farm to School Team Update

Our Farm to School Programs connect kids with new foods and local farms. Together, our Northeast Indiana Farm to School Team introduces thousands of local kids to new fruits and vegetables, and to the local farmers who grow them through our Harvest of the Month program.

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Explore Local Food Week Events!

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.

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Host Tours & Events for Local Food Week

Mark 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.

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2022 Local Food Scholarships

Learn 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.

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2022 Local Food Scholarships Extended

Application 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.

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The Season to Plan, Learn and Network

Check 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.

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Year-end Reflections and Anticipation

As 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.

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Guests, Chefs and Farmers enjoy Local Food Throwdown

Guests, 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.

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Local Food Week 2021 Connects Community to Food & Farms

Local 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.

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Celebrate Farm to School Month: New video & Apple Crunch

Join 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.

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Join us for our inaugural Local Food Throwdown fundraiser!

Don'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!

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Register for the 2021 Local Food Forum & Expo!

All 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.

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New Strawberry Harvest of the Month Video

Our 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.

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