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Event Registration - New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association

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LOCAL FOOD CONNECTS: 2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
3/8/2023 - 3/10/2023
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST

Event Description

   
 

New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association
25th Annual Local Food Connects Conference
Wednesday - Friday
March 8-10, 2023

Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico


Registration is Closed

The Local Food Connects Conference in 2023 will bring together market managers, farmers, and local food advocates from across the state for two days of information sharing, resources, and inspiration. Download the Agenda Overview now. 
 

 

 


Get conference updates via email or text after you register! 
You can receive conference updates texted to your phone through GoodFoodNM, our text message platform. We'll be using GoodFoodNM to keep attendees updated about conference updates, reminders, and conference news as it unfolds, so be sure to sign up today! You'll receive one or two conference-related texts a week, and they will end when the conference ends. Sign up to receive texts about conference updates by texting CONF2023 to 21333.


Check back often for updates! 
The Agenda Overview is available to download here and this registration link (and the Annual Conference web page) will be updated as the dates get closer. 

CONFERENCE AGENDA 
​March 8: Wednesday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM:  Double Up Food Bucks & FreshRx for Existing Participants and Beginners - Mandatory
During this annual workshop presented by Sarah Thompson, Nutrition Incentives Program Director, and Kirsten Hansen, FreshRx Program Manager (NMFMA), you will learn about important program updates and How To’s that affect your customers, vendors, and communities.

5:30 PM: Join us at a moderately priced local restaurant for dinner. Please note: Everyone will need to pay for their own meal, but we still need a headcount for the restaurant reservation. Check this option when you register to be counted.

March 9: Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM: 2023 Local Food Connects Annual Conference; Welcome, State of the Plate, Highlights, WIC Training, Breakout Sessions, Lunch, and More
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM: NMFMA Board Election                                             
5:30 PM:  Dinner and Social included with registration

March 10: Friday
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: 2023 Local Food Connects Annual Conference; Marketing Resources, Market Governance, "Speed Dating" for Producers and Buyers, Rural and Urban Market Forums 
12:00 - 1:15 PM: Lunch with discussions
1:30 - 2:30 PM: Santa Fe Community College Greenhouse Tour or Reunity Resources Farm Tour
 
 
Group Hotel: 

Comfort Inn - 4312 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87508
Phone: 505-474-7330 - Ask for Regina
The deadline for the special rate has past. You can still make a reservation, but only by phone and with Regina. You must make your own room reservation at the number above and mention New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association. If you make a reservation with anyone else or online, you will not receive the rate and will be responsible for the difference in rates. You will have to reserve with your credit card information to hold the reservation and pay for your room upon departure. You will be reimbursed at the conference as explained below.

Hotel Financial Support:
  • Refer to the Conference & Hotel Cost chart to determine your edibility for hotel stay reimbursement, registration cost, included meals, and additional attendees.
  • If attending the Double Up Food Bucks and FreshRx training and Local Food Connects sessions for all THREE DAYS (March 8-10, Wednesday to Monday), NMFMA members will receive hotel reimbursement for up to two nights.
  • If only attending ONE DAY of the Local Food Connects session (March 9 or 10, Thursday or Friday), NMFMA members will receive reimbursement for one night.
  • If you choose to stay at another hotel, we will reimburse the same rate as the Comfort Inn conference rate.
  • A reimbursement check will be written at the conference when you present a copy of your paid receipt.  

Keep checking back for updates!

For general conference or registration information, contact Membership Coordinator Catherine Baca, catbaca@farmersmarketsnm.org or 505-983-4010 x3.