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February 6, 2025
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Event Location and Details:
The Block
19592 E 8th Ave, Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Description:
Join food and ag experts for a day at The Block to discuss our region’s food and agriculture sector. This is one of two conferences being hosted in our area. Topics and discussions were selected by our volunteer host committee. We hope you will join us for this free event! Our takeaways from the day will be used to help develop the CO Food Summit statewide agenda. We want to ensure eastern Colorado’s food and ag sector is represented. See you there!
Contact:
Agenda:
Fort Morgan 2/6 | ||||
Attendee Track | ||||
8:00 – 8:30 | Registration | |||
8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome & Intro | |||
8:45- 9:45 | General Session #1 Jason Webb | |||
9:45 – 10:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
10:00 – 10:45 | How to Start a Small Farm: Panel | RMFU Farm Bill-Sara Meyer | Food Coalition – Food accessibility – Karleen Wagner & Sue Boyett | |
10:45 – 11:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
11:00 – 11:45 | Living Pathways/Design with Kareen Erbe | CMFA Farmer’s Markets-Rosalind May | Specialty Crops in Northeast Colorado – Jason Webb | Greenhouse Management – Brian Kailey |
11:45 – 12:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch and General Session #2 Speaker: Brian Bledsoe | |||
1:00 – 1:15 | Networking & Vendors | |||
1:15 – 2:00 | RMFU Coop Development Center | Direct Marketing Beef | RMFU Land Lease | |
2:00 – 2:15 | Networking & Vendors | |||
2:15 – 3:15 | Grower Showcase | |||
March 11, 2025
Sterling, Colorado
Event Location and Details:
Northeastern Junior College
Hays Student Center
721 Landrum Lane,
Sterling, CO 80751
Description:
Join food and ag experts for a day at Northeastern Junior College to discuss our region’s food and agriculture sector. This is one of two conferences being hosted in our area. Topics and discussions were selected by our volunteer host committee. We hope you will join us for this free event! Our takeaways from the day will be used to help develop the CO Food Summit statewide agenda. We want to ensure eastern Colorado’s food and ag sector is represented. See you there!
Contact:
Agenda:
Sterling 3/11 | ||||
Attendee Track | ||||
8:00 – 8:30 | Registration | |||
8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome & Intro | |||
8:45- 9:45 | General Session #1 Jason Webb | |||
9:45 – 10:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
10:00 – 10:45 | How to Start a Small Farm: Panel | RMFU Farm Bill-Sara Meyer | Market Trends/Food Systems Landscape -Dawn Thilmany | |
10:45 – 11:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
11:00 – 11:45 | Greenhouse Management – Brian Kailey | CMFA Farmer’s Markets-Rosalind May | Specialty Crops in Northeast Colorado – Jason Webb | |
11:45 – 12:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch and General Session #2 Brian Bledsoe | |||
1:00 – 1:15 | Networking & Vendors | |||
1:15 – 2:00 | RMFU Coop Development Center – Sara Meyer | Direct Market Beef | Buying or Leasing Land/Insurance – Tim Stahley | |
2:00 – 2:15 | Networking & Vendors | |||
2:15 – 3:15 | Grower Showcase | |||
February 6, 2025
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Event Location and Details:
The Block
19592 E 8th Ave, Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Description:
Join food and ag experts for a day at The Block to discuss our region’s food and agriculture sector. This is one of two conferences being hosted in our area. Topics and discussions were selected by our volunteer host committee. We hope you will join us for this free event! Our takeaways from the day will be used to help develop the CO Food Summit statewide agenda. We want to ensure eastern Colorado’s food and ag sector is represented. See you there!
Contact:
Agenda:
Fort Morgan 2/6 | ||||
Attendee Track | ||||
8:00 – 8:30 | Registration | |||
8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome & Intro | |||
8:45- 9:45 | General Session #1 Jason Webb | |||
9:45 – 10:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
10:00 – 10:45 | How to Start a Small Farm: Panel | RMFU Farm Bill-Sara Meyer | Food Coalition – Food accessibility – Karleen Wagner & Sue Boyett | |
10:45 – 11:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
11:00 – 11:45 | Living Pathways/Design with Kareen Erbe | CMFA Farmer’s Markets-Rosalind May | Specialty Crops in Northeast Colorado – Jason Webb | Greenhouse Management – Brian Kailey |
11:45 – 12:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch and General Session #2 Speaker: Brian Bledsoe | |||
1:00 – 1:15 | Networking & Vendors | |||
1:15 – 2:00 | RMFU Coop Development Center | Direct Marketing Beef | RMFU Land Lease | |
2:00 – 2:15 | Networking & Vendors | |||
2:15 – 3:15 | Grower Showcase | |||
March 11, 2025
Sterling, Colorado
Event Location and Details:
Northeastern Junior College
Hays Student Center
721 Landrum Lane,
Sterling, CO 80751
Description:
Join food and ag experts for a day at Northeastern Junior College to discuss our region’s food and agriculture sector. This is one of two conferences being hosted in our area. Topics and discussions were selected by our volunteer host committee. We hope you will join us for this free event! Our takeaways from the day will be used to help develop the CO Food Summit statewide agenda. We want to ensure eastern Colorado’s food and ag sector is represented. See you there!
Contact:
Agenda:
Sterling 3/11 | ||||
Attendee Track | ||||
8:00 – 8:30 | Registration | |||
8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome & Intro | |||
8:45- 9:45 | General Session #1 Jason Webb | |||
9:45 – 10:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
10:00 – 10:45 | How to Start a Small Farm: Panel | RMFU Farm Bill-Sara Meyer | Market Trends/Food Systems Landscape -Dawn Thilmany | |
10:45 – 11:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
11:00 – 11:45 | Greenhouse Management – Brian Kailey | CMFA Farmer’s Markets-Rosalind May | Specialty Crops in Northeast Colorado – Jason Webb | |
11:45 – 12:00 | Networking & Vendors | |||
12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch and General Session #2 Brian Bledsoe | |||
1:00 – 1:15 | Networking & Vendors | |||
1:15 – 2:00 | RMFU Coop Development Center – Sara Meyer | Direct Market Beef | Buying or Leasing Land/Insurance – Tim Stahley | |
2:00 – 2:15 | Networking & Vendors | |||
2:15 – 3:15 | Grower Showcase | |||
We invite anyone connected to Colorado’s food system to be a part of this important discussion. Please add your email here to stay up to date with the latest information about the regional and statewide gatherings.