Meat and Greet Farmer & Chef Fair – March 17

Hello All,

Registration for the 2018 Meat & Greet Farmer and Chef Fair is now open! This event showcases Finger Lakes livestock farms, letting your farm connect directly with new customers. Participating farms are given event space to share your farm’s story with the public. Attendees include families, individuals, chefs, and food buyers. Finger Lakes chefs will also be on hand offering cooking demonstrations and food samples from local meat sourced from participating farms.

This year’s event will take place Saturday, March 17 from 10am-2pm at Hobart William Smith College in Geneva, NY in the Vandervort Room in the Scandling Center. Farms are able to arrive at 9am to set up and are asked to remain for the duration of the event. Each farm will be provided with a 6ft. fold out table to set up as they see fit. Floor electrical outlets are available but farms wishing to use them are encouraged to bring extension cords. At this time we cannot permit sales during the event, but bring all the promotional material for your farm you want! Farms will also be provided with light refreshments, coffee, and water.

Registration is $25 per farm; deadline to register is February 17, 2018. Registration is first come first serve with space for 20 farms so don’t wait to register if you’re interested! Payment can be made by cash or check to Cornell Cooperative Extension Ontario County, 480 N Main St., Canandaigua, NY and must be received by February 24 to hold your spot. Register online here: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/meatgreet_232 or contact Marie Anselm at 585.394.3977 x402.

For farms wishing to sell product for the cooking demonstrations, please indicate so in your registration. Only product processed at a USDA inspected facility will be able to be sold to chefs. Once you have registered, if you have indicated you would like to sell product you will be contacted in a separate email about the selling process for this year’s event.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you have regarding this event.

Thank you,

Marie Anselm
Agriculture Economic Development Specialist
Cornell Cooperative Extension Ontario County
585.394.3977 ext. 402