Institutional Procurement: A Path Toward Food System Resilience Webinar
Join the Southwest Regional Food Business Center for a webinar on institutional procurement on January 15th from 4-5pm MT. Speakers will discuss their own organizations’ roles in sourcing sustainable products for institutional dining operations. Participants will learn how food procurement by institutions supports small and mid-sized farms and food businesses, creating opportunities for equitable incomes for food producers and food systems workers.
Topics covered include how health care organizations and governments can reduce the impact of the health care sector on the environment, value-based food system supply chains, and local, sustainable food procurement.