The entire team of Harmony’s Buyers want to remind you all of our commitment to sourcing as many quality local products as possible in order to strengthen and sustain our local food economy. We are your partners in this growing local food system!
Harmony’s purpose in convening annual gatherings with our Growers and Buyers meets three important needs:
it provides our internal department Buyers an opportunity to connect with new and existing Growers in the region in order to meet Harmony’s increasing demand for local products;
it provides other Buyers, Growers and value-added Producers an opportunity to connect with one another in order to strengthen existing resources; and
it helps to generate conversation and direction regarding long-range planning of a sustainable Buyer/Grower network in this region.
Our Growers Summit's have included:
Resource development discussions to guide both the Grower and the Buyer of Local Foods (2015)
Food Safety on the Farm (2016)
Climate Change and Local Food Initiatives (2017)
2018 Local Growers Summit
Growing Locally: Marketing and Capacity
With Harold Stanislawski Project Development Director at AURI (Agricultural Utilization Research Institute) and Merry Garden's Farm of Bagley, MN
Tuesday, March 20th
10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Harmony Natural Foods Co-op Community Kitchen
If you are interested in joining us for our 4th Annual Growers summit, email Lisa at productmanager@harmonyfoods.coop
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