2025 MAINE FARM & SEA TO INSTITUTION SUMMIT
From Inspiration to Action: Seeding Solutions for a Sustainable Food System
October 14, 2025
Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901
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Join us for a day of connection, celebration, action, and learning!
The Maine Farm & Sea to Institution (MEFTI) Summit is hosted by the Maine Farm & Sea to Institution Network and the Maine Farm to School Network. Join institutional food leaders, producers, distributors, and advocates from across Maine to share resources and best practices in local and regional procurement, explore models for institutional kitchens, cafeterias, and meal programs, connect food service, educators, and policy makers for collective impact, and discuss food policy shaping farm to institution in Maine.
Whether you're looking to build new relationships, explore market opportunities, or share ideas, the Summit offers a chance to connect, collaborate, and take action.
The 2025 summit will take place on October 14, 2025, at Colby College in Waterville, ME.
It is a daylong event, and will include presentations, hands-on workshops, networking opportunities, a local food show, and more!
Join us October 14 to build a strong, resilient and equitable food system for Maine
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2025 Summit GOALS
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Showcase innovations, proven practices, and success stories that advance Farm to School efforts and institutional procurement of locally and regionally produced food.
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Build stronger working relationships among farmers, fishers, food producers, institutions, and advocates to support long-term coordination across the state and region.
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Create a space for participants to share knowledge, access practical tools and resources, and build partnerships that advance sustainable Farm & Sea to Institution efforts.
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Strengthen community leadership, elevate underrepresented voices, and foster shared learning and dialogue to build a food system that works for everyone.
MEFTI SUMMIT HISTORY
For years, the Maine Farm to School Network (MFSN) hosted the annual Maine Farm to School Conference, celebrating and strengthening farm-to-school efforts across the state.
As the movement grew, so did the vision. The Maine Farm & Sea to Institution Network, building on MFSN's foundation, broadened its reach to connect local producers with institutions across Maine's food system, including healthcare, higher education, and correctional facilities. The inaugural Maine Farm to Institution Summit was held at UMaine's Hutchinson Center in 2018.
Now serving as the umbrella network for MFSN, the Maine Farm & Sea to Institution Network is bringing back this transformative gathering after a multi-year hiatus.
The 2025 Farm & Sea to Institution Summit will build on decades of farm to school and farm to institution work in Maine, celebrate past successes, and strengthen the movement for the future.