After the Harvest Conference

The event will take place Sept. 5-6 at the C.A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Spots are limited, and early bird registration is available until Aug. 6 for $15 for the Friday session and $30 for the Saturday session. After Aug. 6, the price increases to $30 for the Friday session and $60 for the Saturday session. Register at uada.formstack.com/forms/after_harvest.

Amanda Philyaw Perez, extension associate professor of food systems and food safety specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said the conference is designed to be a “gathering of the people who are doing the real work to increase access to Arkansas-grown and -made foods.”

“This is not a traditional conference,” Perez said. “It’s a space for connection, collaboration and shared learning. Our goal is to support a more resilient local food system, rooted in community and shaped by the folks who grow, make and move food across the state.”