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A webinar and survey to help MN food producers grow.

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.

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.

Presentations

Presenters

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

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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