Speakers include Terence Courtney of Southern Federation of Cooperatives, Chris Smith author of The Whole Okra, Amyrose Fall of Virginia Free Farm, Petra Leonard and T. Marie King of Jones Valley Teaching Farm and more. The weekend will also include an interactive art installation, networking opportunities, a vendor trade show, and for the first time ever, The Phila Awards ceremony. Attendees will enjoy farm fresh meals sourced from Middle Tennessee farmers and artisans, network and learn about relevant local businesses at the Summit vendor trade show, sit in for cooking demonstrations, and participate in seed swaps with fellow attendees.

Thursday, November 30, 2023, Comfort Suites, 904 Murfreesboro Road, Lebanon, TN 37090
Friday, December 1, 2023, Cumberland University Alumni Hall, 408 S Maple St, Lebanon, TN 37087 Saturday, December 2, 2023, Cumberland University Alumni Hall, 408 S Maple St, Lebanon, TN 37087 Sunday, December 3, 2023, Caney Fork Farms, *Meet at Cumberland University Alumni Hall to carpool

Please contact the Tennessee Local Food Summit for daily schedule and start/end times. 

Speakers include Terence Courtney of Southern Federation of Cooperatives, Chris Smith author of The Whole Okra, Amyrose Fall of Virginia Free Farm, Petra Leonard and T. Marie King of Jones Valley Teaching Farm and more. The weekend will also include an interactive art installation, networking opportunities, a vendor trade show, and for the first time ever, The Phila Awards ceremony. Attendees will enjoy farm fresh meals sourced from Middle Tennessee farmers and artisans, network and learn about relevant local businesses at the Summit vendor trade show, sit in for cooking demonstrations, and participate in seed swaps with fellow attendees.

Thursday, November 30, 2023, Comfort Suites, 904 Murfreesboro Road, Lebanon, TN 37090
Friday, December 1, 2023, Cumberland University Alumni Hall, 408 S Maple St, Lebanon, TN 37087 Saturday, December 2, 2023, Cumberland University Alumni Hall, 408 S Maple St, Lebanon, TN 37087 Sunday, December 3, 2023, Caney Fork Farms, *Meet at Cumberland University Alumni Hall to carpool

Please contact the Tennessee Local Food Summit for daily schedule and start/end times.