Big River Farms’ Emerging Farmers Conference

Date & Time: Friday, November 3rd (4:00-7:30pm) - Saturday, November 4th (8:30am-6:00pm)
Location: Mounds View Event Center (5394 Edgewood Drive Mounds View, MN 55112)
Cost: Free for emerging farmers

Join us for the 18th Annual Emerging Farmers Conference (EFC)!

Designed by farmers for farmers, this year's theme is "Learning From the Past & Growing for the Future."

The conference will share practical information and examples of farming success with:

• Sessions hosted by experienced local farmers

• Hands-on demonstrations

• Story sharing with fellow farmers

• Networking opportunities

• Resources from agriculture & research professionals

Emerging food growers and producers are encouraged to attend, particularly Indigenous, New American, BIPOC, and women farmers. Register here: www.emergingfarmers.org/

The EFC is F R E E for all farmers, and language interpretation is available in Spanish, Hmong, Karen, Bhutanese, Vietnamese and Somali. Interpretation is based on registration. We do our best to accommodate all farmers but cannot guarantee interpretation for last-minute registrations.

The Food Group and Big River Farms are proud to co-host this conference for farmers by farmers to work toward building a more equitable food system.