Please join us at the inaugural NY Farm to School Summit, on November 20-22, 2024, at the Syracuse Oncenter. Producer benefits include: 

• Great educational content, including a track designed specifically for producers. Come learn how your peers have successfully sold to school markets. Workshop sessions include:
  • Harnessing NY's Bounty: (Re)Developing Products with Local Ingredients
  • Producer Panel: Selling to Schools
  • Sustainability in Food Supply Chains and Food Packaging
  • Selling to Schools: Expectations vs. Reality
  • Leveraging Partnerships to Maximize Distribution
  • Aggregating Product to Meet Demand
• Ample opportunities to forge business-to-business connections. Registrations are coming in daily, but currently, we have 
  • Over 125 school food departments registered, ranging in size from small rural districts to large urban districts.
  • Food manufacturers that prioritize NY ingredients in their products and are looking for more suppliers.
  • Distribution partners, including food hubs, that focus on the K-12 market. 
• Opportunity to showcase your products via a trade floor dedicated solely to NY food producers! The deadline to register for a trade floor table is September 20^th. 

Producer Scholarships Available! The registration cost is $160 and is open until November 1. We are offering NY producers 50% off the registration price, while funds remain. To apply for a producer scholarship, please fill out this short form, and we'll send you a discount code.