Call for Proposals Due: Northeast Farm to Institution Summit

October 12, 2026

Person leads a workshop, a projected slide reads "Building a Right to Food in US Schools"

Vermont is co-hosting the 2027 Northeast Farm to Institution Summit, and farm to school and early childhood programming is at the center of it.

Farm to Institution New England (FINE) and the Vermont Farm to School & Early Childhood Network are accepting session proposals for April 14–16, 2027 in Burlington. 

Have you built a procurement approach, a taste test that changed a menu, an educator training, or a way to make the funding math work? If you've built a program that works (or just learned things the hard way!), the network wants to learn it from you. Proposals from school nutrition staff, educators, early childhood providers, and the people who support them are all welcome, at any level of experience.

We're looking for: 2-hour strategy sessions, 1-hour sessions, 10-minute lightning talks, and field trips to schools and early childhood sites around Burlington. 

Deadline: October 12, 2026

Learn more & submit your proposal