Events

Upcoming Events: Save the Date

15th Annual CFSC Conference, Food Justice: Honoring our Roots, Growing the Movement
November 5 - 8, 2016, Oakland, California.
Join over 700 of your colleagues for the nation's primary food systems networking and educational event. The conference includes four days of inspiring presentations, scintillating workshops, fantastic networking opportunities, delectable local eats, and fun field trips around the Bay.

National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Burlington, Vermont, Spring 2015
The 6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference will showcase innovative and effective strategies for connecting schools and colleges with local farms.

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Annual Conferences

CFSC Annual Conference 2016 15th Annual CFSC Conference, Oakland, CA, November 5-8, 2016
Food Justice: Honoring our Roots, Growing the Movement

14th Annual CFSC Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 16-19, 2015
Food, Culture, & Justice: The Gumbo That Unites Us All

13th Annual Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, October 10-13, 2014
From Commodity to Community: Food Politics, Policy, and Projects in the Heartland
plus From People Power to Public Policy: A Gathering of Local and State Food Policy Councils, October 10, 2014 | Press Release

12th Annual CFSC Conference, Philadelphia PA & Cherry Hill, NJ, October 2013
Restoring Our Urban and Rural Communities with Healthy Food

10th Annual CFSC Conference, Vancouver BC, October 2011
Bridging Borders Toward Food Security

9th Annual CFSC Conference, Atlanta GA, October 2010
It's Homegrown: Cultivating the Roots of Real Change

8th Annual CFSC Conference, Milwaukee WI, October 2004
Celebrating a Decade of Community Food Security

7th Annual CFSC Conference, Boston MA, November 2003
Growing the Movement: New Opportunities and Challenges for CFS

6th Annual CFSC Conference, Seattle WA, October 2002
Eating Locally, Thinking Globally

4th Annual CFSC Conference, Santa Fe NM
A Vision for a Change: Food Security in the New Millenium

Farm to Cafeteria Conferences

5th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Detroit MI, May 2015
Taking Root

4th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Portland OR, March 2014
Going the Distance… and Shortening It

3rd National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Baltimore MD & Washington DC, March 2012
From Cafeterias to Capitol Hill

2nd National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Gambier OH, June 2010
Farms and Food Services in Partnership

First National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Seattle WA, October 2002
Healthy Farms, Healthy Students

Other Events

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation, Portland, Oregon, May 19-21, 2016

From People Power to Public Policy: A Gathering of Local and State Food Policy Councils, Des Moines IA, October 10, 2014

Food Policy Council Workshop at the NOFA-NY Winter Conference, January 2014

2013 Regional Food Policy Council Trainings

  • Jan. 17 in Lousville, KY in conjunction with the Southern SAWG conference
  • February 28-29 in Milwaukee, WI in conjunction with the Urban Agriculture conference
  • May 5 in Santa Fe, NM in conjunction with the 6th Annual Southwest Marketing Network conference

Strategic Planning Kickoff Membership Meeting, Jekyll Island GA, November 2012

2012 Field Guide to Evaluation Workshop, March 5-7, New Orleans, Louisiana

2011 Field Guide to Evaluation Workshop, March 13-15, New Orleans, Louisiana

2010 Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

  • Bring It On Home: A concert to re-build the musical and farming communities in the New Orleans area
  • Grow the Green: A seed giveaway to help bring back green to New Orleans neighborhoods

2010 Field Guide to Evaluation Workshop, February 14-16, New Orleans, Louisiana

Consumer Guide to Garcinia Cambogia 2016 & Beyond

2004 California Summit, June 10-11, Los Angeles CA
Taking Back the Food System: Organizing for Food Justice in California

2002 California Summit, June 3-4, Oakland CA
Organizing for Action

2002 Workshops: Community Food Assessments, A Tool for Change

2000 Training Workshops