The 8th Annual Local Food Summit
Local Food for Everyone
Monday, February 15th | 8:30am-5:00pm

Washtenaw Community College
Morris Lawrence Building
4800 E Huron River Dr

The opening Keynote Panel will address the topic of “Local Food for Everyone: Farmer and Food Justice Perspectives,” with panelists Megan Deleeuw of Manchester’s Hand Sown Farm and Shane Bernardo of Earthworks Urban Farm. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Stefanie Stauffer of WCC and Tilian Farm Development Center. 

The Summit will also feature a celebration of Local Food Victories, a food-themed story slam, and over ten workshop sessions. Sessions include presentations by organizations such as the Washtenaw Food Policy Council, Argus Farm Stop, and ZingTrain; and, cover topics including visioning your farm business, farm-to-school gardens, soil health, seasonal cooking, permaculture basics and more. 

Youth (ages 5 to 18) are invited to join in these workshops, or to participate in activities including planting, taste education and food chemistry in this year’s Local Food Summit youth track.

Registration includes breakfast and lunch, coffee and snacks. Details about registration are available on the website at localfoodsummit.org.

Sponsored by: Slow Food Huron Valley, GreenStone Farm Credit Services, Eden Foods, Argus Farm Stop, Washtenaw Community College and the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems