Farm to School Summit
Event Details
Farm to School Summit
Date
November 20 - November 22, 2024
Location
Syracuse OnCenter
411 Montgomery St
Syracuse, NY 13202
Host
CCE Harvest New York
Cheryl
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Farm to School Summit
Please join us at the inaugural NY Farm to School Summit, on November 20-22, 2024, at the Syracuse Oncenter. Producer benefits include:
- Great educational content, including a track designed specifically for producers. Come learn how your peers have successfully sold to school markets. Workshop sessions include:
- Harnessing NY's Bounty: (Re)Developing Products with Local Ingredients
- Producer Panel: Selling to Schools
- Sustainability in Food Supply Chains and Food Packaging
- Selling to Schools: Expectations vs. Reality
- Leveraging Partnerships to Maximize Distribution
- Aggregating Product to Meet Demand
- Ample opportunities to forge business-to-business connections. Registrations are coming in daily, but currently, we have
- Over 125 school food departments registered, ranging in size from small rural districts to large urban districts.
- Food manufacturers that prioritize NY ingredients in their products and are looking for more suppliers.
- Distribution partners, including food hubs, that focus on the K-12 market.
- Opportunity to showcase your products via a trade floor dedicated solely to NY food producers! The deadline to register for a trade floor table is September 20th.
Producer Scholarships Available! The registration cost is $160 and is open until November 1. We are offering NY producers 50% off the registration price, while funds remain. To apply for a producer scholarship, please fill out this short form, and we'll send you a discount code.
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Announcements
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We send out a bi-weekly e-newsletter that has announcements, upcoming programs, and opportunities for you! Registration is quick, easy, and free. Click here to sign up today!Farmers Can Join MeatSuite For Free!
MeatSuite.com is a free resource provided by Cornell University where NY meat farmers can create a farm profile and list their bulk (wholes, halves, quarters) and bundled (i.e. Grilling Bundle) meat products.Why should farmers join?
1. It's free and easy!
2. Connect with more local customers. In the past year the MeatSuite.com farm directory had 8,300 visits from New York consumers. Farm profiles get as many as 25 views per month from potential local customers. We also spotlight MeatSuite farms on social media and bring attention and purchases to farms through highlights and giveaways.
How do I join?
Farmers can visit https://www.meatsuite.com/farmers/ to create a free farm profile. You must list at least one product for your farm's profile to go live. You'll also have access to Cornell's free Meat Price Calculator, a helpful tool for pricing your meat to make a profit.
While you're on MeatSuite, check out the "Creating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meats" publication on the log-in page. It has tips on how to create bulk meat products that are easier for first-time buyers to say "yes" to.
If you have any questions as you create your farm profile or products, we're here to help! Please email Matt LeRoux at mnl28@cornell.edu.