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Jul 14, 2026: ACRE Information Session

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:33 -0400

Are you interested in becoming a trained food systems facilitator?

Or, are you looking for an affordable & practical professional development opportunity for your staff with lasting impact?

Join us for a free Information Session on ACRE.

AgriCluster Resilience and Expansion - or ACRE for short - is a professionally-facilitated strategic planning process to help groups of farmers, especially those in value-chains, work together and compete more effectively.

The ACRE Facilitator Training program provides instruction specifically designed for food and agriculture systems professionals to facilitate and guide the ACRE Process with farmers and other community stakeholders in the values-based development of more resilient food value chains.

In the ACRE Information Session, you'll learn about the training course, and the community of practice employing ACRE in their food/ag communities.

Jul 16, 2026: Conversations Among Consultants: Jul 16, 2026

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:34 -0400

In this peer-learning session, Sarah Highlen, founder of Grapevine Local Food Marketing, will guide the group in a conversation on hiring practices and other topics related to running a consultancy.

Sarah was inspired to launch Grapevine Local Food Marketing in 2016 after helping a farmer friend with marketing and watching her sales triple. Grapevine's small remote team serves non-profits, government entities, farms, and other local food folks with marketing strategy, website development, Google marketing, email/SMS, advertising, graphic design, social media support, and more. Sarah and team have invested significant energy in refining their hiring process over the years and she'll share a few of their challenges and takeaways.

This session is by invitation-only to those listed in the Community Food Systems Consultants Directory. It will not be recorded so that attendees can feel comfortable sharing among each other.

Jul 16, 2026: Micro Course Info Session, "Marketing Farmers Markets"

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:19 -0400

Looking for a quick, multi-media, professional development course packed with insights, ready-to-use materials, and more?

Come to this free information session to learn about "Marketing Farmers Markets," NAFSN's first micro-credential course.

Produced in partnership with the national Farmers Market Coalition and the University of Wisconsin, this course is specifically designed for community-based decision makers committed to helping their local farmers markets grow.

This information session is free to the public. The course is free to NAFSN members.

Aug 12, 2026: CARAT Info Session

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:54 -0400

The North American Food Systems Network has released CARAT as a free, open-access resource.

The Community & Agriculture Resilience Audit Tool (CARAT) helps community stakeholders assess how they currently utilize the assets of their local food system to achieve a substantial level of community resilience.

CARAT measures the resources within a food system via 101 indicators to determine possible next steps to increase community resiliency and food sovereignty.

To learn more, consider attending one of our CARAT Informational Sessions.

Aug 25, 2026: Finding Your Future in Food Systems, Aug 25, 2026

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:53 -0400

Are you an emerging food systems professional? Are you in career transition, seeking a job in community food work?
This series is for you!

Finding Your Future in Food Systems provides participants with connections and insights to help them identify next steps for their careers.

The series includes speakers from a wide variety of sectors within the food systems profession: policy & advocacy, market development, food access initiatives, value chain development, education, and farming, both urban and rural.

The series features speakers from job-creating organizations, agencies, and businesses, some working locally in their communities, others with national and international scope. Produced by college students for college students and other emerging professionals.

Featured speakers for Tue Aug 25, 2026:

Julie Margolies, FRESHFARM
Shakira Miracle, SBCFAN
Jodee Smith, FarmWise Indiana

Sep 8, 2026: Finding Your Future in Food Systems, Sep 8, 2026

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:53 -0400

Sep 15, 2026: ACRE Information Session

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:36 -0400

Are you interested in becoming a trained food systems facilitator?

Or, are you looking for an affordable & practical professional development opportunity for your staff with lasting impact?

Join us for a free Information Session on ACRE.

In the ACRE Information Session, you'll learn about the training course, and the community of practice employing ACRE in their food/ag communities.

Sep 17, 2026: Micro Course Info Session, "Marketing Farmers Markets"

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:18 -0400

Sep 22, 2026: ACRE Community of Practice Meeting

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:20 -0400

The ACRE Community of Practice meets quarterly to provide ACRE Facilitators with an opportunity to network and learn best practices from each other.

Oct 6, 2026: Finding Your Future in Food Systems, Oct 6, 2026

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:59 -0400

Oct 7, 2026: CARAT Info Session

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:58 -0400

The North American Food Systems Network has released CARAT as a free, open-access resource.

CARAT measures the resources within a food system via 101 indicators to determine possible next steps to increase community resiliency and food sovereignty.

To learn more, consider attending one of our CARAT Informational Sessions.

Nov 10, 2026: Finding Your Future in Food Systems, Nov 10, 2026

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:04 -0400

Nov 17, 2026: ACRE Information Session

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:48 -0400

Are you interested in becoming a trained food systems facilitator?

Or, are you looking for an affordable & practical professional development opportunity for your staff with lasting impact?

Join us for a free Information Session on ACRE.

In the ACRE Information Session, you'll learn about the training course, and the community of practice employing ACRE in their food/ag communities.

Nov 19, 2026: Micro Course Info Session, "Marketing Farmers Markets"

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:26 -0400

Dec 2, 2026: CARAT Info Session

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:02 -0400

The North American Food Systems Network has released CARAT as a free, open-access resource.

CARAT measures the resources within a food system via 101 indicators to determine possible next steps to increase community resiliency and food sovereignty.

To learn more, please consider attending one of our CARAT Informational Sessions.

Dec 8, 2026: Finding Your Future in Food Systems, Dec 8, 2026

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:07 -0400

Dec 15, 2026: ACRE Community of Practice Meeting

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:43 -0500

The ACRE Community of Practice meets quarterly to provide ACRE Facilitators with an opportunity to network and learn best practices from each other.