Entering the Institutional Food Market

Time and location: April 25, 2014, at NCAT headquarters in Butte, MT

Deadline to register: April 20, 2014

Are you interested in selling your crops to a local school? Would you like to create a business relationship with a nearby hospital? This workshop will provide information and technical assistance for Montana food producers -- farmers, ranchers, and processors -- who are interested in accessing the institutional market. See the agenda below for more information.

The cost is $10 per person, which includes lunch.

Agenda

10-10:30: Welcome/Introduction

    -Identify challenges in SW Montana Institutional Markets

    -Identify purpose/possible outcome of this meeting

    -Introduce presenters and participants

10:30-12: Producer Panel -- Successes, Challenges, and Best Practices Related to Institutional Market    

    - Western Montana Growers Co-op

    -Gallatin Grown LLC

    - Quality Foods Distributing

12-1: LUNCH, tour SIFT farm

1-1:50: Playing it Safe -- GAP, HAACP, & Other Food Safety Regulations

     - Jan Tusick, Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center

2-2:50: Tapping into the School Market -- Institutions’ Perspectives About Buying Locally

    - Mark Harrison, Butte School District Director of Central Services

    - Lisa Guilio, Boulder School District Food Service Director

     - Aubree Roth, Farm-to-School Consultant at Montana Team Nutrition

3-3:50: Facilitated Small Group Discussions

    -Identify and address regional food production/processing concerns

    -Discuss next steps/further action  

4-4:30  Closing/Wrap Up

When
Friday, April 25, 2014
10 AM - 4:30 PM

Where
NCAT Headquarters
3040 Continental Drive
Butte, MT  59701
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