2025 Manhattan Local Food Producers Workshop

Name: 2025 Manhattan Local Food Producers Workshop
Start: 2025-01-31T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-31T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Riley County Fairgrounds

Schedule

Fri Jan 31 2025 at 09:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Riley County Fairgrounds | Manhattan, KS

For producers selling at farmers’ markets, direct-to-consumer, and farm stands.
About this Event

Kansas Local Foods is hosting this workshop in collaboration with the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops.

Keynote: Social Media

Breakout 1:

Accepting SNAP and EBT
Sales Tax Updates in Kansas - Lisa Leikam-Jones, KDOR

Breakout 2:

Marketing and Diversity - Andrea DeJesus, A&H Farm
coming soon

Lunch

KDA support of producers selling local foods; Food Safety Update an Regulations for Meat, Poultry, Eggs; Processed/Prepared Foods at Farmers Markets - Adam Inman and Mike Fink

Farm to Institution Panel - Barb Depew, KSDE

Breakout 3:

Kansas Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Certified Farmer Training - Courtney Koenig, KDHE
Kansas Value Added Foods Lab Services, food labeling requirements - Karen Blakeslee, K-State Research and Extension

*Scale Certifications will happen! Bring your scale and read the FAQs section for more details.