The 20th Annual Local Foods Conference will be held Thursday, March 21 through Saturday, March 23, at the North Dakota Heritage Center, 612 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND.
“Fresh from North Dakota” is the theme of the three-day conference, which is sponsored by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Farmers Market and Growers Association (NDFMGA).
“Past conference participants told us finding new revenue sources and consumer marketing was one of their bigger challenges, so this year’s conference includes in-depth sessions on new programs like Farm to School, as well as production practices and business development,” said Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. “There will also be plenty of opportunities for participants to network with each other.”
The conference will kick off Thursday evening with a Fresh from North Dakota social at the North Dakota Heritage Center. The social will be catered by a local producer and feature recipes from NDDA’s Fresh from North Dakota campaign. The conference keynote speaker, Christy Rost, a nationally known chef and TV personality, will do a cooking demo for attendees. She will deliver her keynote on Saturday morning, the final day of the conference.
Several break-out sessions are scheduled for Friday and Saturday. Some of the topics include running a successful farm with high tunnels, regional food business centers, farm to school, food safety, soil health, feeding your community and much more.
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