Acadiana Food Alliance

09/02/2026

Grow it. Get it. Eat it. 🌱

Farmers, buyers, and food lovers are coming together to strengthen Acadiana’s local food system.

Are you a farmer looking for new market opportunities, a buyer searching for fresh local products, or a food lover ready to experience chef demos and seasonal flavors? The SOLA Food Summit is built for you.

🚜 Sunday, Sept. 13: Acadiana Farm Tour
🌱 Monday, Sept. 14: Farmer Panels • Food Lab • Buyer-Farmer Matchmaking • Chef Demos

📍 Downtown Convention Center & Basin Arts | Lafayette, LA

Come make connections, experience local food, and be part of what’s growing in Acadiana.

Space is limited for the Farm Tour and Buyer-Farmer Matchmaking. Secure your spot today.

👇Register to join us!

Connect with farmers, food businesses, buyers, and community leaders working to strengthen South Louisiana’s local food system.

08/31/2026

*We’re taking the SOLA Food Summit on the road, and our next stop is looking pretty colorful!

🌸St. Rose Flower Farm in St. Martinville is a stop on the SOLA Food Summit Farm Tour!

There’s a lot more growing here than beautiful flowers, and later this week, we’re giving you a closer look at the farm and the story behind it. 💐🌱

Want to experience it in person? Registration for the SOLA Food Summit is open now!

🎟️ Join us September 13–14 and come see what’s growing across Acadiana. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-sola-food-summit-tickets-1995205222530

08/25/2026

Put your brand at the table where the future of Acadiana’s local food is being built. 🌱

The inaugural SOLA Food Summit (Sept 13–14) is gathering farmers, food businesses, and regional leaders for two days of strategy and connection.

As a Sponsor, your organization will:
• Gain direct visibility with local industry leaders
• Show public investment in Acadiana’s food ecosystem
• Shape a first-of-its-kind regional gathering

🤝 Align your brand with the movement.
👉 Tap the link to view sponsorship packages: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kfnoa8_tYPBZd6sGvwtCJ79hnFyoWN_R/view

08/24/2026

We’re excited to welcome **Nancy Williams** as the keynote speaker for the 2026 SOLA Food Summit! 🌱

Nancy has spent decades working at the intersection of agriculture, entrepreneurship, food security, and community development.

As Co-Founder and former President/CEO of No More Empty Pots, she helped grow a grassroots organization into a powerful force for food systems change, generating more than **$100 million in economic impact** in the Omaha metro.

Now, she’s bringing that experience and perspective to Lafayette, LA.

If you care about where our food comes from, the people who grow it, stronger local economies, or what’s possible when communities work together, this is a conversation you’ll want to be part of.

🌾 **The SOLA Food Summit is getting closer. Don’t wait to join us.**

📅 September 13–14, 2026
📍 Downtown Convention Center | Lafayette, LA
🎟️ **Registration is open now. Reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-sola-food-summit-tickets-1995205222530?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

08/21/2026

🙌 **We’re calling on our community!**

The SOLA Food Summit is just a few weeks away, and we need some helping hands to bring it all together!

On **September 13–14**, farmers, food producers, chefs, community leaders, and local food advocates will come together for two days to strengthen Acadiana’s food system. And an event like this takes a team. 💚

If you love local food, enjoy connecting with people, or simply want to be part of something meaningful happening in our community, **we’d love to have you volunteer with us.**

🌱 Join the SOLA Food Summit volunteer team and help us make this gathering one to remember. 👉 **Sign up here:** https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKBneqMf7ScBmPWqJhVTaFJXVZjuzg6oUq7vzW7_O48v9ldg/viewform

08/20/2026

Meet Andre + Larry 👋🌱

This father-son duo is opening up Cajun Prairie Farm for the SOLA Food Summit Farm Tour. Come meet them, walk the land, and ask questions. See what local food production really looks like right here in Acadiana.

🎟️ Ready to join us? Register for the SOLA Food Summit and sign up for the Farm Tour here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-sola-food-summit-tickets-1995205222530?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

08/19/2026

What if you could see where Acadiana’s local food story actually begins? 🌱

At the SOLA Food Summit, you can.

Our Day #1- Farm Tour gets you off the sidelines and onto local farms, where you’ll meet the people growing our food and discover what it takes to build a stronger local food system.

First stop on our spotlight: Cajun Prairie Farm.
We’re taking you behind the scenes and introducing you to some of the farmers you’ll meet along the way. 👀

Registration is open now. Grab your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-sola-food-summit-tickets-1995205222530?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

08/15/2026

Registration day is here! 🌱

This September, the people shaping Acadiana’s local food future are coming together in one place.

Farmers. Food entrepreneurs. Chefs. Educators. Community organizations. Local food advocates. And neighbors who simply care about where our food comes from and where our food system is headed.

The SOLA Food Summit is a chance to learn, connect, exchange ideas, and join the conversations that are moving local food forward across our region.

Registration is officially open. Claim your spot today!

🎟️ Register here: http://2026solafoodsummit.eventbrite.com

08/13/2026

Who feeds our community? The growers, the builders, the innovators, and YOU. 🌾✨

The 2026 SOLA Food Summit is creating space for the people who grow our food, bring it to market, build businesses around it, expand access, and work every day to strengthen our local food economy.

This is a day to make new connections and be part of the conversations shaping what comes next for food in our region.

📅 September 13–14, 2026
📍 Lafayette, Louisiana

Registration opens this Saturday, August 15. Stay tuned — we’re just getting started.

08/06/2026

🌱 Save the date, Acadiana!

For the first time, the people who grow our food, move it, prepare it, advocate for it, and bring it to our communities are gathering in one place.

The SOLA Food Summit is about strengthening the connections that make our local food system stronger.

Save the date. More of what’s ahead is coming soon.

📅 September 13–14, 2026

SOLA Food Summit — Where Local Food Comes Together.