FamilyFarmed’s 11th Annual Good Food Festival & Conference will greet spring in Chicago — and celebrate the efforts by farm and food entrepreneurs to build the rapidly expanding local and sustainable food systems in the Midwest. Join the movement that is transforming the way we eat, by participating in the oldest and largest trade show devoted to local food in the United States. Its Good Food Financing & Innovation Conference (Thursday, March 19, 2015) is a dynamic day connecting funders with food businesses, and it will be enhanced this year with presentations by Fellows in FamilyFarmed’s new Good Food Business Accelerator program. Past participants have raised more than $5 million for their businesses through the financing events. The Good Food Trade Show, Food Policy Conference, and School Food Conference (Friday, March 20) has three powerful tracks, for food industry experts, the trade, and food policy makers. Delicious food and beverages will be sampled that evening at the Localicious Party, which pairs Chicago’s premier chefs who value local sourcing with regional farmers. And the Good Food Festival (Saturday, March 21) invites the public for a day of inspiring speakers, workshops, demos, a trade show floor and much more, all designed to grow the Good Food Movement!
Prices: Saturday Festival, $10 in advance, $15 at the door (additional workshop and trade days range from $45-$220 in advance)
