Join us on March 9, 2023 to gather for the annual Mississippi Farm to Cafeteria Conference. We are thrilled to convene in person this year, and look forward to seeing you there. The conference will bring farm to school champions and practitioners from throughout the region to learn and grow the farm to school movement.

The one-day event will include engaging and thought provoking sessions and workshops, networking sessions, and the opportunity to share the ways in which you are advancing farm to school. You can expect a delicious lunch prepared by a chef with locally sourced ingredients.

The conference will be held at the Mississippi E-Center in Jackson Mississippi from 9am-5pm. Early-bird Registration opens February 2nd at a discounted rate of $35 per person. General Registration opens February 16th at the cost of $50 per person. Vendor tables will be available for $100 per table. Register here!

We will be offering scholarships to students and other eligible attendees. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please email Sydney@mississippifarmtoschool.org before registering.

We are thrilled to announce our Keynote Speaker, Erika Allen and Malcolm Evans of Urban Growers Collective. Erika Allen (she/her) is the Co-Founder & CEO – Operations for Urban Growers Collective and the President of Green ERA Educational NFP and Co-Owner of Green Era Sustainability Partners. She is passionate about social justice and working with multicultural groups in the elimination of racism, related oppressions, and the root causes of poverty by integrating creative and therapeutic techniques alongside food security and community development.

Thank you to our generous sponsors of the 2023 Mississippi Farm to Cafeteria Conference:

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

Pearl River Graphics Printing

We are still accepting sponsorships for this event. If your business is interested in donating a sponsorship to offset the costs of the conference, please visit this link.