Contracting Solutions for Public Sector Entities to Increase Local Food Purchasing

This webinar is designed for procurement officers, government legal teams, food service directors, policy advocates, and institutional leaders to discuss food contracting strategies to increase the amount of locally grown food served in public institutions.

CAFS research affiliate Amanda Karls and Deputy Director and Senior Researcher Lihlani Nelson walk through some of the details of a recently published CAFS guide for public sector procurement teams on optimizing their food distributor contracting processes to focus on local food. The webinar also includes firsthand insights, including challenges and lessons learned from the field, from Brittany Peats of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry.