Events
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Jun 23
Food Entrepreneur Business Workshops in Spanish: How to start a food business
June 23, 2026 5:00PM – 6:30PM Battle Creek Food Reimagined, 50 Jackson St. W. in Battle Creek
Turn your idea into reality. This workshop covers food safety, licensing requirements, permits, and business models needed to legally and successfully launch a food business.
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Jun 25
SARE Farm Educator Lunch & Learn webinars: Farmer Wellbeing and Community Wellness
June 25, 2026 12:05PM – 12:50PM Online
Join the SARE Farm Educator Lunch & Learn webinars to learn more about sustainable agriculture. This month Remington Rice will share insights on farmer wellbeing and community wellness.
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Jun 25
Launch of the Michigan Farm to School & Early Care Network
June 25, 2026 1:00PM – 2:30PM
Save the date! The Michigan Farm to School and Early Care Network will launch to grow Michigan's farm to school and early care initiatives by providing resources and networking opportunities.
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Jun 30
Food Systems Plans National Community of Practice (NCoP) Learning Session - Methodology of a Rural Colorado Food System Plan
June 30, 2026 3:00PM – 4:45PM
This Learning Session will explore how a nonprofit in a frontier region moved from community input and assessment findings into a regional Food and Agriculture Action Plan.
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Jun 30
Serie Empresarial para Emprendedores de Alimentos: Identidad, Marca y Mercadeo de Productos de Comida
June 30, 2026 5:00PM – 6:30PM Battle Creek Food Reimagined, 50 Jackson St. W., Battle Creek
Haga que su negocio destaque. Aprenda a construir una marca memorable, identificar a su cliente ideal y promocionar sus productos de manera efectiva.
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Jun 30
Food Entrepreneur Business Workshops in Spanish: Branding and marketing food products
June 30, 2026 5:00PM – 6:30PM Battle Creek Food Reimagined, 50 Jackson St. W. in Battle Creek
Make your business stand out by learning how to build a memorable brand, identify your ideal customer and effectively market your products.
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Jul 6
Organic Mushroom Production workshop at Agape Farms - Michigan TOPP event
July 6, 2026 – July 20, 2026 Dansville, Michigan
Join us for an immersive workshop on organic mushroom production at Agape Organic Farms. This hands-on course is designed for people interested in understanding the entire process of mushroom cultivation, from substrate preparation to fruiting.
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Jul 7
Serie Empresarial para Emprendedores de Alimentos: Cómo Crear Múltiples Fuentes de Ingreso para su Negocio de Comida
July 7, 2026 5:00PM – 6:30PM Battle Creek Food Reimagined, 50 Jackson St. W., Battle Creek
Descubra nuevas oportunidades de crecimiento. Aprenda cómo generar ingresos a través de catering, food trucks, ventas al por mayor, eventos, clases de cocina y más.
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Jul 7
Food Entrepreneur Business Workshops in Spanish: Creating multiple revenue streams for your business
July 7, 2026 5:00PM – 6:30PM Battle Creek Food Reimagined, 50 Jackson St. W. in Battle Creek
Discover new opportunities for growth. Learn how to generate revenue through catering, food trucks, wholesale sales, events, cooking classes and other income streams.
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Jul 8
FREE Monthly Drop-in Organic Farming Q & A - July 2026
July 8, 2026 12:00PM – 1:00PM Noon to 1pm ET https://msu.zoom.us/j/94407160761 Passcode: TOPP
Join Michigan's TOPP Technicians Alex, Kim and Sam for monthly drop-in office hours to chat all things organic farming.
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Jul 8
Connecting People and Passion: Managing Volunteers: TOPP Webinar with shane bernardo of Arkipelago L3C
July 8, 2026 1:00PM – 2:00PM Online
Volunteering is a way that people can get involved in helping organic and urban farmers sustain their important work of feeding others. In this workshop, we’ll cover: the psychology of volunteerism, training volunteers, volunteer retention and much more.
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Jul 15
TOPP Webinar - Building a Biological Powerhouse in Your Soil Webinar 2: Infusing Your Soil and Plants with Beneficial Microbes
July 15, 2026 2:00PM – 3:00PM Online
Join 2 FREE Webinars for farmers : 1. Practical Processes for Cultivating Beneficial Microbes, May 27 2pm EST; 2. Infusing Your Soil and Plants with Beneficial Microbes, July 15 2pm EST .
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Jul 16
MLFCN Monthly Meeting – July 2026
July 16, 2026 10:00AM – 11:30AM
Join the Michigan Local Food Council Network for our monthly phone/video conference.
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Jul 16
TOPP Educator Webinars: Organic Certification for Urban Farms
July 16, 2026 12:00PM – 1:00PM Online
Farm educators and ag professionals are welcome to join the 1st of 3 FREE webinars: 1.Organic Certification for Urban Farms; 2. Research & Education that Centers Farmer Knowledge; 3. How Producers Weigh the Cost–Benefit of Organic Certification
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Jul 21
Washtenaw TOPP Farm Tours: Explore 3 farms growing seeds, flowers, and more!
July 21, 2026 9:00AM – 5:00PM Raindance Farm, 2015 E North Territorial Rd, Whitmore Lake, MI 48189; addresses of other 2 farms will be sent with registration.
Explore three sustainable and organic farms in Washtenaw County. This is a great opportunity for farmers to learn from farmers at Raindance Farm, Nature & Nurture Seeds and Pott Farms. We'll see cut flowers, seed production and more!
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Jul 23
Research & Education that Centers Farmer Knowledge - TOPP Educator webinar + SARE Educator Lunch & Learn webinar
July 23, 2026 12:00PM – 1:00PM Online
Farm educators and ag professionals are welcome to join the 2nd of 3 FREE webinars: 1.Organic Certification for Urban Farms; 2. Research & Education that Centers Farmer Knowledge; 3. How Producers Weigh the Cost–Benefit of Organic Certification
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Jul 30
TOPP Educator Webinars: How Producers Weigh the Cost–Benefit of Organic Certification
July 30, 2026 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST Online
Farm educators and ag professionals are welcome to join the 3rd of 3 FREE webinars: 1.Organic Certification for Urban Farms; 2. Research & Education that Centers Farmer Knowledge; 3. How Producers Weigh the Cost–Benefit of Organic Certification
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Aug 5
FREE Monthly Drop-in Organic Farming Q & A - August 2026
August 5, 2026 12:00PM – 1:00PM Noon to 1pm ET https://msu.zoom.us/j/94407160761 Passcode: TOPP
Join Michigan's TOPP Technicians Alex, Kim and Sam for monthly drop-in office hours to chat all things organic farming.
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Aug 5
Keep Growing Detroit Annual Farm & Garden Tour - TOPP Partner Event
August 5, 2026 – August 19, 2026 KGD Farm, 3100 Orleans, Detroit MI, 48207
This is your chance to see the farms and gardens in Detroit, a national leader in urban agriculture. You can choose to tour by bus, bike or walking tours.
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Aug 11
West Michigan TOPP Farm Tour: Explore Farm to Institution Markets from schools to hospitals
August 11, 2026 10:30AM – 4:15PM McLaughlin Grows Urban Farm at Trinity Health Muskegon, 175 E Larch Ave, Muskegon, MI 49442 (first tour of the day)
Join Michigan TOPP for a West Michigan learning day on Farm to Institution markets. Tour farms including a hospital farm and food hub while learning how organic and transitioning farmers can access new markets.
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