NW Washington Farm to Table Trade Meeting
Bellingham Technical College, Settlemyer Hall
3028 Lindbergh Ave
Washington
48.765691
-122.512831
Description
Ticket sales are now closed. You may still join us by purchasing your tickets at the door $50. The Northwest Washington Farm-to-Table Trade Meeting connects 150+ farmers, fishers, chefs, grocery buyers, food artisans, processors, and distributors for a day of connections and education around new opportunities and best practices for farm-to-table. Join us for a day of connections, education, inspiration and co-building a stronger local food system. In addition to information-sharing and learning opportunities, attendees report making an average of 4-6 new business connections they plan to follow-up with.And, new this year, enjoy an amazing locally sourced lunch prepared by the NW WA Chefs Collaborative in partnership with the BTC Culinary Arts Program students!Vendors: Don't delay, almost sold out! Vendor table registration includes 1 conference admission, 5' table (no wall hangings), power outlet access and a white table linen. Please bring an extension cord if needed. Your table will be in the same room as the main conference space for maximum visibility. Additional vendor participation should register for a regular admission. Sampling: Vendors are welcome to offer samples. If you'd like to be a part of our reception, offering tastes of your Farm-to-Table Trade Meeting Agenda8:30Coffee Half Hour; Registration Open 9:00Welcome & Intro with guest Congresswoman Susan Del Bene 9:15Keynote Address – Chef Tom French: Growing Our Food System & the New Consumer 9:45Speed Networking 10:30Break & Trade Show10:45 Workshop Session 1 Marketing Your Business & Growing Direct Sales, from CSA to dockside to retail Raising Dough for your Business Value-Added products in the marketplace11:45 A Lunch to write home about: Presented by the NW WA Chefs Collaborative & students from the Bellingham Technical College Culinary Arts Program12:15Farm Fund Breakout lunch discussion1:00Workshop Session 2Farm Fund Breakout workshop Wholesale Buying Best Practices & Specific Wholesale Requirements Meat Symposium: Raising, Catching, Buying and Selling Meat in NW Washington2:00 Break & Trade Show 2:15Panel Discussion: Planning & Procurement of Local3:15One-on-One Buyer/Producer Consultations 4:30Taste of NW Washington Tastings & Mixer Thank you to our 2016 Trade Meeting LEAD Sponsors!and our supporting sponsor:
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Start:
2016-02-22T08:30:00-08:00
End:
2016-02-22T17:30:00-08:00
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