Farm to Fork Summit 2025
Building up the local farm and food entrepreneurs needed to make local food an easy choice for individuals, schools, grocers, and restaurants is the focus of the 7th annual Farm to Fork Summit. It takes place 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Nevada Community Center, 200 North Ash Street, Nevada, MO.
This annual gathering of Midwest farmers, buyers, and supporters focuses on how to supply the demand for local food from northwest Arkansas to Kansas City. This event is about connecting the local businesses and the markets that allow more family farmers to make a living and more people to find and afford quality local food where they live.
At the Farm to Fork Summit, local food producers learn from each other and connect with others in the supply chain, from distributors to buyers. Event organizers,partners, and expert speakers with decades of hands-on experience bring information about resources and services, from marketing to financing.
Session topics include:
· Marketing meat direct to consumers
· Missouri food code and cottage food laws
· Selling through regional food hubs
· Selling cut flowers
· Income diversification for specialty crop growers and small farmers
· Artificial intelligence for small businesses
· Composting and worm castings
· Building healthy pastures
· Preparing for a farmers' market
· and more!
And as part of your ticket, enjoy a delicious, locally sourced Farm to Fork lunch!
General admission is $45 online and $50 at the door. For beginning farmers with 10 years or less experience, email us for a special discount code.
Farm to Fork is hosted by New Growth, a nonprofit community development corporation based in Appleton City, El Dorado Springs, and Bolivar, Missouri. A board of area supporting organizations collaborates with New Growth to organize the event. They include University of Missouri Extension, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, City of Nevada, Missouri FFA, Golden Heartland, Springfield Community Gardens, Kansas City Food Hub, and West Central Missouri Community Action Agency. Plus, many regional businesses championing local food systems sponsor this event.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get started or grow your part in the emerging market for food produced locally and regionally.
For more information on tickets, exhibitor space, or to be a sponsor, visit newgrowthmo.org/farmtofork or email info@newgrowthmo.org