The Maine Farm to Institution Summit is designed to inspire and energize the network through sharing best practices and innovative strategies; enhancing network capacity through skill building; and strengthening collective impact by engaging food producers, educators, decision-makers, leaders, and policymakers in shared problem-solving.
We hope that the Summit will allow participants to be able to:
- Develop new skills that will enhance their effectiveness
- Develop new partnerships that have worked in other communities
- Connect to local, state, and federal policymakers to support farm to institution efforts
- Inspire each other to set and achieve bolder goals for our food system
- Frame farm to institution in new ways to connect with a broader audience
- Clearly understand the need for and relevancy of farm to institution in our state.