Central Louisiana Local Foods Initiative

06/04/2026

We love collaborating on this program! We’ve had an annual Farmer Training since 2015.
We grow farmers and farmers feed us all!
Applications close at midnight so apply NOW!!!

⏳ Last chance.

Applications for the 2026 Farmer Training Program close tonight. 🌱

If you’ve been waiting to apply, this is your sign to do it now. Join a statewide cohort of growers, learn from experienced farmers and food system leaders, and gain the skills, connections, and support to help your growing journey thrive.

Don’t wake up tomorrow wishing you had applied.

🔗 Apply before midnight: www.lssac.org/ftp

06/04/2026

⏰ Applications close at the end of the day.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the next class of Louisiana growers.

🌱 Apply now: www.lssac.org/ftp

🚨 FINAL DAY TO APPLY 🚨

The application deadline for the 2026 Farmer Training Program is today.

Join a statewide network of growers and learn from experienced farmers, national experts, and local leaders through a combination of online learning and hands-on training.

⏰ Applications close at the end of the day.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the next class of Louisiana growers.

🌱 Apply now: www.lssac.org/ftp

Grow Food. Build Skills. Strengthen Community.

06/02/2026

📌Applications close June 4.

Learn directly from experienced growers, food system leaders, and agricultural professionals from across Louisiana and beyond.

06/01/2026

Applications for the 2026 cohort of the Farmer Training Program are being accepted through the 4th! Seats are limited so apply today!
Multiple participation options for this year!
Amazing speakers and workshops!

05/29/2026

Seats are limited and applications close soon. Don’t miss the opportunity to grow with growers from across Louisiana. 🚜✨

Apply now at the link in our bio.

🌱 Louisiana growers, gardeners, and future farmers — this is your chance to learn alongside a statewide community that’s passionate about growing food, building skills, and strengthening local agriculture.

Seats are limited and applications close soon. Don’t miss the opportunity to grow with growers from across Louisiana. 🚜✨

Apply now at the link in our bio.

05/29/2026

This article, from a mainstream, industrial food publication, outlines issues that are impacting our global food system.
Food prices will continue to increase.
Transporting food will become more complex and more expensive.
The industrial production of food crops will face significant supply chain disruptions.

There isn’t a plan to address any of these, or a laundry list of other issues, facing how we supply our communities with food.

Right now, is a great time to put a garden in. Get some books on soil building, composting, and seed saving.
Start talking to your neighbors. Go for walks in your neighborhood every day. Say hello to folks. Share what you have and share what you know.

Want to learn more so you can do more? Check the comments for a link to apply to the 2026 Louisiana Small Scale Agriculture Coalition Farmer Training Program.

There is so much we can do as neighbors and communities to make a difference.

Driven by a volatile cocktail of geopolitical conflicts and skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer costs, the U.S. fresh produce industry is navigating a hidden crisis where stable retail averages mask a shrinking financial safety net for independent farmers.

05/26/2026

Interested in increasing food access in your community? Want to grow food and feed people? Apply now to the 2026 Farmer Training Program!

05/24/2026

Growing food for our communities is more important now than ever before!
Apply for the 2026 Farmer Training Program with Louisiana Small Scale Agriculture Coalition,
Central Louisiana Local Foods Initiative, Shreveport Green, and Fightingville Fresh!
Online classroom workshops with amazing guest speakers, hands on learning opportunities across the state (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Alexandria, North Louisiana).
Engage with learning opportunities with partners at SPROUT NOLA, Red Stick Farmers Market, Crescent City Farmers Market, Speakeasy Farm, and many more!
Deadline to apply is June 4th!!! Seats are limited!!!

05/19/2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 Farmer Training Program🌱🚜

Designed for Louisiana growers, gardeners, and farmers looking to build skills, connect with the community, and strengthen local food systems through hands-on learning.

Free to participate. Space is limited.
Apply Now using this link: https://shreveportgreen.wufoo.com/forms/zyxx52j1hkyou5/

09/08/2025

A community based food system has work for all of us to do.
Yes, we need farmers.
Yes, we need people to buy food from farmers.
And yes, we need advocates and bridge builders all along the way. People committed to co-creating systems of food production, food transportation, food access, food processing, and food waste reduction.
Is this you?
Are you called to be a part of the food system for Louisiana?
Do you want to make sure we put Louisiana Farmers and Families First?
Click below to learn more about the Louisiana Food Fellows Program, now in its 10th year and under new leadership at the Louisiana Food Policy Action Council. With generous support from Southern SARE and the Louisiana Small Scale Agriculture Coalition (LSSAC).

Are you looking to be a change agent in Louisiana's local food system? Here is your chance! Applications are now available for the 2025/2026 cohort!

Apply today -> www.louisianafoodpolicy.org/foodfellows

Louisiana Food Fellows is a four-month, virtual program, designed to connect emerging leaders directly to the heart of food policy advocacy in our state. This is accomplished through various topics such as food systems, equity, organizing, policy, sovereignty, economics, leadership in action which are led by National experts from across the state and country

For more information visit www.louisianafoodpolicy.org/foodfellows and follow the Louisiana Food Policy page for more information regarding speakers, requirements, and available seats.

Apply to be a part of the 2025/2026 Food Fellows cohort! Applications close September 22, 2025.

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Advocacy, education, and community organizing for a healthier Louisiana Food System.