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Forward contracting establishes a price to be paid for a certain quantity of product to be provided at a future date. Learn how forward contracting can help maximize your procurement budget and support local farmers at the same time. Speakers will highlight the benefits and challenges of forward contracting school food and demonstrate how to write forward contracts.
School Food FOCUS is a national collaborative that leverages the knowledge and procurement power of large school districts to make school meals nationwide more healthful, regionally sourced, and sustainably produced.
Speakers:
Christina Conell, Program Analyst, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Sara Pollock Hoverter, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Harrison Institute for Public Law at Georgetown Law
Andrea Northup, Farm to School Coordinator, Culinary & Nutrition Services, Minneapolis Public Schools
Moderated by School Food FOCUS