Farms and Food Hubs: How to Build a Food as Medicine Program – Free Webinar

Join Local Food Marketplace and several guest speakers for “Farms and Food Hubs: How to Build a Food as Medicine Program.” This free live event is another opportunity for food hubs and local farms to learn more about Food as Medicine programs can and how they can get involved.

When: Tuesday, November 11 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time

We will cover: 

**What Food as Medicine programs are and why they represent such a great opportunity for food hubs and farms looking to sell more and expand their community partnerships.

**How to identify and evaluate Food as Medicine programs to see if they make sense for you.

**Best practices for running an effective program, including maintaining good communication with partners and finding sustainable funding sources.

Speakers:

**Brent Ling, National Produce Prescription Collaborative

**Erin Martin, FreshRx Oklahoma

**Alicia Fischweicher, Farmshare Austin

**Stefanie Jaeger, Local Food Marketplace

**More to be announced soon!

Food as Medicine gives people access to healthy food to prevent or cure disease. As interest and support for these programs increases, organizers are rethinking where they source their food, and there is a growing movement toward purchasing local food as much as possible. There is real opportunity for farms and food hubs to get more involved in these efforts.

Topics will include what Food as Medicine programs are, how to identify and evaluate programs to see if they make sense for you, and best practices for running an effective program (including maintaining good communication with partners and finding sustainable funding sources).

Registration is required using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x_3p86LcSwSVfVeHKi0-5A#/registration