A panel of players in the local food scene will speak about where the movement is going and what challenges the Great Plains faces as the local food movement continues to grow. Panelists are Billene Nemec (Buy Fresh, Buy Local), Renee Cornett (Prairie Plate restaurant), Bob Bernt (Clear Creek Organic Farms), Ruth Chantry (Common Good Farm), and William Powers (Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society).

Speakers will be accompanied by several local food producers who will sample food items including Branched Oak Farm, Darby Springs Farm, Common Good Farm, Clear Creek Organic Farm and Branched Oak Farm.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Presentation is sponsored by the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society and the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska.