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.
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.
In this peer-learning session, Emily Reno, founder of Mezclada, will guide the group in a conversation on "Building a digital nomad life as a food systems consultant." Emily will speak on how to manage a small team and business remotely from around the world and practical strategies to navigate the challenges of working from abroad."
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. more info...
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 providesparticipants 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 Oct 6, 2026 will be announced soon. more info...
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.
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 providesparticipants 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 Nov 10, 2026 will be announced soon. more info...