Building Farm to Institution Markets

The ‘Building Farm to Institution Markets: MN Producer Survey’ has closed – thank you to all the producers who completed the survey!

Read the full report: Building Minnesota’s Farm to Institution Markets

You can view the preliminary results of the survey in our 2014 Farm to Institution Producer Survey Snapshot.

A webinar and survey to help MN food producers grow.

About the webinar

For farmers, ranchers and producers currently selling to, or interested in selling to, schools, child care centers, hospitals or other institutions, this webinar provides an introduction to farm to institution practices and benefits. It will focus on how the needs of the producer can be matched with the needs of the buyer, accessing the potential of this rapidly expanding market channel. This webinar pairs with a new survey that invites producers to share their input on farm to institution opportunities, barriers and resource needs.

If you'd like more information about this webinar, please contact Pete Huff phuff@iatp.org

Presenters
Ryan Pesch, University of Minnesota Extension and Lida Farm
Greg Reynolds, Riverbend Farm
Andrea Northup, Minneapolis Public Schools

This is a project of:

• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
• Renewing the Countryside
• Sustainable Farming Association of MN

Survey Results

Resources

2014 Farm to Institution Producer Survey Snapshot
http://www.iatp.org/files/2015_02_13_ProducerSurveySnapshot.pdf

Assessing the Potential Farm-to-Institution Market in Central and Northeast Minnesota
http://www.extension.umn.edu/community/research/docs/2014-Assessing-potential-farm-to-institution-market.pdf

Assessing the Potential Northwest Minnesota Farm-to-Institution Market
http://www.extension.umn.edu/community/research/docs/2014-Asessing-the-Potential-Farm-to-Institution-Market.pdf