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Farm to School Sales Tour: Western Mass. Food Processing Center
October 3, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us for our Fall Farm & Food Tour Series
We are excited to announce a series of farm and food tours at sites across Massachusetts. These tours are designed for school nutrition professionals and school administrators interested in expanding their use of local foods in school meals, but are open to everyone!
Pre-registration is required, please click the links below to register for each tour individually.
[All events will be held rain or shine.]
10/3/19, 3:00-5:00PM: Western Mass. Food Processing Center, Greenfield, MA
Come out to the Western Mass Food Processing Center at Franklin County CDC for a tour and discussion about farm to school sales. Join us for a guided tour of the processing center and a chance to meet and speak with FCCDC staff, and we’ll hear from some local farmers and school buyers.
The Western Mass Food Processing Center helps growers and food entrepreneurs add value to food grown locally. Through their Extended Season program they increase the region’s capacity to lightly process fruits and vegetables (freezing and canning) in order to make local food accessible to institutional buyers year-round. The Center freezes up to 100,000 lbs of regional produce annually for consumption in local schools, such as carrot coins, broccoli, squash, potatoes and bell peppers. Throughout the tour you will have the opportunity to learn about purchasing from the Center to help you source locally now and into the future.
Location: 324 Wells St, Greenfield, MA 01301