Lincoln, Neb. —Registration is open for the 2024 Local Food and Healthy Farms Conference, which will take place January 25-27 at the River’s Edge Conference Center in Columbus, NE. All are welcome to attend. Full details are at sustainablenebraska.org/2024-conference-local-foods-healthy-farms.
The Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society’s annual conference has been a mainstay event for over four decades for farmers to connect and share knowledge. For the third year, the conference is a collaborative partnership with University of Nebraska Extension and Nebraska specialty crop growers to provide the most dynamic and comprehensive farming and local food systems conference in the state. The conference invites attendees to learn, connect, and collaborate for a more resilient food future.
Conference highlights include:
- More than 30 sessions on topics that span the agricultural and local food system spectrum, including farm financial and transition planning, farm skills, field crops, livestock, farm and food policy, urban agriculture and local food access, and more.
- New Thursday pre-conference workshops that will provide more in-depth training in regional food systems, communication, and farm/ranch resources.
- Keynote addresses from Nancy Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of No More Empty Pots in Omaha where she and her team have advocated and put into action their mission to improve self- efficacy, regional food security, and economic resilience of urban and rural communities; and Michael Foley, co-owner and operator of Green Uprising Farm, a small (very small), diversified, family farm in Willits, northern California. He is Director of the School of Adaptive Agriculture, also in Willits; market manager for the Willits Farmers Market; and President of the Mendocino County Farmers Market Association. And he is author of Farming for the Long Haul (Chelsea Green, 2019).
- Several opportunities to network with other farmers, researchers, sponsors, service agencies, and consumers including a Friday evening reception and exhibit hall.
The cost is $80 per day or $150 for both days and includes meals and access to all conference events. Scholarships are available. Register by January 13, 2024, at sustainablenebraska.org/2024conference- registration.
The Local Food and Healthy Farms Conference is supported by several sponsors, including Rodale Institute, Center for Rural Affairs, Roberts Seeds, Viking Blue River Organic Seed, Acres USA, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, and Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska.
ABOUT NSAS
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society (NSAS) is a nonprofit organization serving farmers across the state for over 30 years with resources and networking opportunities including farm tours, grower gatherings and our keystone annual conference.