Celebration of the Social Ecologies Cascading from Wood Farm’s Feed & Food

8015 Lower Huntington Road,Fort Wayne IN 46809

17 September, 2021

Description

An eventing of eating, drinking, composting, discussion and a performance held in conjunction with NEILFN's Local Food Week. This event feature farms, restaurants, a mobile coffee shop, a composter, and an entertainer, all trying to close local waste loops. Wood Farms, with the help of Dick's Organics, has created a social-ecosystem of responsible food consumption and waste mitigation, turning many waste items into nutrient flows for further healthy food production. There will be the food trucks of businesses that serve meat raised at Wood Farms, in addition to beer vended by Hop River. Dennis Wood will speak about Wood Farms’ full-circle approach to beef production. Paris McFarthing will talk about beer drinking and community building, and local rapper Sankofa will perform. Visitors will be able to see the Dirt Wain compost site, the massive hay bales stored at the farm, hay fields that will still be producing, and hogs the farm raises.