Local Food Showcase: A Grower / Buyer Event

Thursday, March 11, 2010
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Anderson Dining Hall, Mellon Center

Cost: $5.00; free for students, faculty and staff with Chatham ID

Chatham University, Penn State Extension - Allegheny County, and Parkhurst Food Service are proud to announce the first annual “Local Food Showcase: a Grower / Buyer Event" which brings together Western Pennsylvania farmers, value-added producers, food industry purchasers, and consumers.

This first-of-its-kind event for Pittsburgh offers local sources of fresh and processed foods for retail, restaurant, CSA (community supported agriculture), wholesale, farm markets, and home use. The goal of the Local Food Showcase is to foster economic development through business relationships between farmers and chefs, retailers, wholesalers, institutions, for the upcoming 2010 growing season and beyond. It is part of a larger effort to strengthen the local food infrastructure in Western Pennsylvania.

The Showcase features a trade show format to foster networking. Local food producers will display their products and seasonal availability to potential customers. In addition, there will be demonstrations, tastings and educational information on local farms, biofuels, composting and gardening.

Location

Anderson Dining Hall, Mellon Center

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Contact Information

Heather Mikulas
412-473-2540
hem12@psu.edu