March 5-7, 2009
Schenectady, New York
Farmers' Market Federation of New York presents this training opportunity for market managers, with sessions on event planning, maintaining market integrity, and more.
March 18-20, 2009
Washington, DC
This food and agriculture summit is being convened by the Sustainable Food Lab, SAI Platform and the Keystone Center’s Farm to Market Initiative.
March 19-21, 2009
Portland, Oregon
The 4th national Farm to Cafeteria conference is hosted by the Community Food Security Coalition and the National Farm to School Network. During this year’s conference you’ll have the opportunity to explore the challenges and opportunities that come with the success of the movement. The event includes field trips to local farms, school lunchrooms and processing facilities; short courses covering topics such as grant writing and research and evaluation; an open space session; 32 workshops on issues such as federal and state policy, experiential education, sustainability and economic development and sessions geared towards youth, producers, and food service providers.