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2012 Local Food Showcase

Western Pennsylvania is fortunate to have an abundance of family farms, entrepreneurial farmers, market gardeners and value added producers who work to fill the increasing demand for locally produced food. These individuals bring a delicious diversity of products to our restaurant and home tables. Even in the doldrums of winter, daydreams about the first tender shoots of asparagus, fresh eggs with saffron-colored yolks and tasty spring greens are beginning to crowd your imagination. Don’t ignore these yearnings, celebrate the next growing season at the 2012 Local Food Showcase (LFS).

What

The third annual “Local Food Showcase", this event will again unite Western PA food producers with consumers and food industry professionals. Our agricultural community yields an amazing variety of food, and the full spectrum of locally produced foods will be represented including fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, cheese, baked goods, sauces and salsas.

Where:

Shady Side Academy-Senior School, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

When:

Tuesday-March 20, 2012

Two Fee Options:

  • $50 for full day 9AM to 4PM  includes continental breakfast, your choice of AM workshop* and either one admission to expo or one table for participation at Expo. 

*9:30 – 11:30 AM Workshops - Hillman Center for the Performing Arts Shady Side Senior School

Geared to the growers/producers of our local food products, the topics for 2012 are, Marcellus Shale and PA Agriculture and Using Social Media to Promote your Business. Participants showcasing their organization or product, in the afternoon expo, are invited to select one of these educational sessions.

.      Marcellus Shale and PA Agriculture; Speaker: Jon Laughner,
       Beaver County Extension

·      Using Social Media to Promote Your Business; Sarah Cornelisse,
       Senior Extension Associate, Penn State Extension

  • $10 for admission to Local Food Showcase Expo 1 to 4 PM 

If you grow, cook, or eat food, this afternoon is for you! You will enjoy a dynamic, expo-style networking session. Local farmers and value added producers will be on hand representing their products and businesses. Pittsburgh chefs will partner with expo participants to create mouth-watering dishes and share recipe ideas, all utilizing local ingredients.This is a great opportunity to source locally grown, made and distributed products for retail, restaurant, CSA (community supported agriculture), wholesale and home use.

For more information and to register:

Penn State Extension-Allegheny County

Contact: Heather Mikulas (412) 473-2540 Email: hem12@psu.edu

 “Local Food Showcase: a Grower / Buyer Event” strives to foster economic development through business relationships. We wish to bring together farmers and chefs, retailers, wholesalers, institutions and home owners for the upcoming 2012 growing season and beyond.

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