Local Food Week
At-a-Glance
Some events require pre-registration. Detailed information can be found at www.neifood.org/news/local-food-week-2024, or scan the QR code.
LEGEND
Pre-registration required
Pre-registration is recommended FREE event
Friday, July 26
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving Pocket of Paradise Plant Happiness. Guided Tours of Home-based Food Production at 10am & 1pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open 10am-5pm.
Tour and Create Art at an Urban Garden
PFW School of Education Urban Garden near Allen County Extension Office gardens. 4-7pm.
Special Deli Dishes featuring Local Ingredients
Health Food Shoppe. Open 9am-7pm.
AVILLA (NOBLE COUNTY)
Family-friendly Guided Maple Syrup Tour Maple Acres. Tours at 10am & 1pm.
BLUFFTON (WELLS COUNTY)
The River Farm Store Grand Opening
The River Farm. Meet the Farmers with Snacks & Tastings 2-6pm.
Ideal for Families with young kids
COLUMBIA CITY (WHITLEY COUNTY)
Wood Farms Premium Meats Facility Tour, Tastings & Sandwiches
Wood Farms Premium Meats. Guided Tour & Tastings with large & small sandwiches for sale 5-7pm.
Saturday, July 27
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Food Forest Guided Tour & U-pick Garden Harvest
Bloomingdale Gardens. Family-friendly Guided Garden Tour. Bring your own picnic & a container for harvesting from the garden. Tour at 10am. Visitors are welcome to linger in the garden and visit every day.
Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving Pocket of Paradise Plant Happiness. Guided Tours of Home-based Food Production at 11am & 2pm.
Farmers Market, Food Trucks and Special Family Activities
YLNI Farmers Market. Open 9am-1pm.
Local Food Week at Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market
Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market. Meet Your Farmer Workshops & Pie Eating Contest. Open 9am-1pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open 10am-5pm.
Local Food Tasting Days
Plowshares at the Market in Union Street Market. Open 9am-5pm.
Special Deli Dishes featuring Local Ingredients
Health Food Shoppe. Open 9am-7pm.
HUNTERTOWN (ALLEN COUNTY)
Family-friendly Regenerative Farm Tour
Lone Tree Farms. Guided Tour 10:30am-12:30pm.
SPENCERVILLE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Family-friendly Regenerative Farm Tour, Tastings & Fun for Kids
Timberline Delites LLC. Tours Noon-2pm.
LEGEND
Pre-registration required
Pre-registration is recommended
ALBION (NOBLE COUNTY)
Locally-made Sausage Sampling Pork ‘N Cleaver. Hot, ready to eat items, and local pork & beef available for sale 10am-5pm.
AVILLA (NOBLE COUNTY)
Family-friendly Guided Maple Syrup Tour
Maple Acres. Tour at 10am.
KENDALLVILLE (NOBLE COUNTY)
Family-friendly Guided Apple Orchard Tour
Orchard Hill Farms. Tours 9-10am.
Walking with the Sheep & Hay Rides
Greener Pastures Grass Fed Lamb. Pasture Walk & Discussion about Regenerative Agriculture. Two tours offered: 1:30-3pm & 3:30-5pm.
FREE event
Ideal for Families with young kids
Learn more: www.neifood.org/news/local-food-week-2024
SOUTH WHITLEY (WHITLEY COUNTY)
Visit the Bison & Tastings with Small Batch Distributor
Eel River Bison Ranch with co-host Small Batch Distributor. Register for Guided Tour. No registration needed for Bison and Artisan Food Product Tastings 10am - 2pm.
Sunday, July 28
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Family-friendly
Guided Walking Tour
Poplar Village Gardens. Bring a picnic. Family garden tour and education activities. Noon-3pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open Noon-4pm.
Local Food Tasting Days
Plowshares at the Market in Union Street Market. 10am-5pm.
LEGEND
Pre-registration required
Pre-registration is recommended
FREE event
Ideal for Families with young kids
HUNTERTOWN (ALLEN COUNTY)
Local Food Week Party at The Process
Local Food Celebration with Food & Beverages available for purchase
Noon - 5pm.
• Local Food Tasting and Canning Demo Josh’s Jungle & The Process.
• Brats, Wings & Photos with Ben Hoffman Certified Organics Food Truck
• Watch the Bees & Honey Tasting McComBees Apiary
• Mocktails & Kombuchas made with Local Ingredients Merkat Moon Herbals & Earthworks
• Local Charcuterie Tastings & Demo Rowdy Rooster Artisan Meats
ALBION (NOBLE COUNTY)
Locally-made Sausage Sampling
Pork ‘N Cleaver. Hot, ready to eat items, and local pork & beef available for sale 11am-3pm.
Monday, July 29
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Special Deli Dishes featuring Local Ingredients
Health Food Shoppe. Open 9am-7pm.
Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving Pocket of Paradise
Plant Happiness. Guided Tours of Home-based Food Production at 10am & 1pm.
Cooking Class: Plowshares at the Market in Union Street Market
The Joyful Harvest : Buddha Bowl Cooking Class with Holly Sutter. 6-7:30pm.
Guided Urban Farm Tour
Johnnie Mae Farm. Tours 6-7pm.
AUBURN (DEKALB COUNTY)
Local Honey & Mead Tastings Cupka’s Bee Good Meadery. Tastings 5-8pm.
WATERLOO (DEKALB COUNTY)
Food Preservation Workshop: Pressure And Water Bath Canning Hine Farms and Marti Freed from Gran’s Garden. Workshop 6-7:30pm.
NORTH MANCHESTER (WABASH COUNTY)
Farm Tour: Growing in Harmony With Natural Systems and Rhythms.
Berry Hill Farm. Guided Tours at 9am, 11am & 1pm.
ROANN (WABASH COUNTY)
Let’s Talk Blackberries Farm Tour with U-Pick available
Cordes Berry Farm. Tour at 10am. U-pick 8:30am-5:30pm.
COLUMBIA CITY (WHITLEY COUNTY)
Learn about Bees at Our Bee Yard and Farm Filler Family Apiary. Guided Tours at 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm & 3:30pm.
Tuesday, July 30
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving Pocket of Paradise Plant Happiness. Guided Tours of Home-based Food Production at 10am, 1pm & 5:30pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open 10am-5pm.
Special Deli Dishes featuring Local Ingredients Health Food Shoppe. Open 9am-7pm.
LEGEND
Pre-registration required
Pre-registration is recommended
FREE event
Ideal for Families with young kids
Learn more: www.neifood.org/news/local-food-week-2024
NEW HAVEN (ALLEN COUNTY)
Open House Farm Tour and Burmese Food Tasting
Rose Avenue Education Farm 5-7pm.
NORTH MANCHESTER (WABASH COUNTY)
Farm Tour: Growing in Harmony With Natural Systems and Rhythms
Berry Hill Farm. Guided Tours at 9am, 11am & 1pm.
Family-friendly Guided Tour of our Family Farm
Bolinger Family Farm. Tour & Product Tastings. Farm Store. Bring a Picnic, if you wish. Guided Tour (riding, not walking) at 1pm.
ROANN (WABASH COUNTY)
Let’s Talk Blackberries
Farm Tour with U-Pick available
Cordes Berry Farm. Tour at 10am. U-pick 8:30am-5:30pm.
COLUMBIA CITY (WHITLEY COUNTY)
Learn about Bees at Our Bee Yard and Farm
Filler Family Apiary. Guided Tours at 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm & 3:30pm.
Wednesday, July 31
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving Pocket of Paradise
Plant Happiness. Guided Tours of Home-based Food Production at 10am, 1pm & 5:30pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open 10am-5pm.
Farmers Market, Food Trucks and Special Family Activities
YLNI Farmers Market. Open 4-7pm.
Special Deli Dishes featuring Local Ingredients
Health Food Shoppe. Open 9am-7pm.
Guided Urban Farm Tour
Johnnie Mae Farm. Tours 6-7pm.
NORTH MANCHESTER (WABASH COUNTY)
Farm Tour: Growing in Harmony With Natural Systems and Rhythms.
Berry Hill Farm. Guided Tours at 9am, 11am & 1pm.
Family-friendly Guided Tour of our Family Farm
Bolinger Family Farm. Tour & Product Tastings. Farm Store. Bring a Picnic, if you wish. Guided Tour (riding, not walking) at 11am.
ROANN (WABASH COUNTY)
Let’s Talk Blackberries Farm Tour with U-Pick available
Cordes Berry Farm. Tour at 10am. U-pick 8:30am-5:30pm.
Thursday, August 1
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving Pocket of Paradise Plant Happiness. Guided Tours of Home-based Food Production at 10am, 1pm & 5:30pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open 10am-8pm.
Special Deli Dishes featuring Local Ingredients
Health Food Shoppe. Open 9am-7pm.
Copper Spoon & Wood Farms’
Meet Your Farmer Prix Fixe Dinner
Copper Spoon. Reservations encouraged 5pm-10pm.
HUNTERTOWN (ALLEN COUNTY)
Family-friendly Regenerative Farm Tour
Lone Tree Farms. Guided Tour 6-8pm.
AUBURN (DEKALB COUNTY)
Family-friendly Farm Tour, Hay Ride and Games
Azzitshudbe Farm. Tour 4-6pm.
Friday, August 2
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving Pocket of Paradise
Plant Happiness. Guided Tours of Home-based Food Production at 10am & 1pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open 10am-5pm.
Special Deli Dishes featuring Local Ingredients
Health Food Shoppe. Open 9am-7pm.
LEGEND
Pre-registration required
Pre-registration is recommended FREE event
Ideal for Families with young kids
Learn more: www.neifood.org/news/local-food-week-2024
NORTH
MANCHESTER (WABASH COUNTY)
Fridays on the Farm: Pizza Night & Farm Tour
Hawkins Family Farm. Pizza Night 5-7pm. Walking Farm Tour at 6:30pm. Reserve your pizza starting Friday, July 26 at 7:15pm.
SOUTH
WHITLEY (WHITLEY COUNTY)
E Brewing CompanyYour Destination Farmhouse Brewery
E Brewing Company at Esterline Farms. Tour with farm animals, yard games and outside beer garden. Tour & Tastings at 2pm. Brewery opens at 4pm to the public. Family-friendly destination, but the taproom is 21 & over.
Saturday, August 3
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Family-friendly
Guided Walking Tour
Bring your picnic lunch to Poplar Village Gardens and join a family garden tour and education activities. Noon-3pm.
Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving Pocket of Paradise
Plant Happiness. Guided Tours of Home-based Food Production at 11am & 2pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open 10am-5pm.
Local Food Tasting Days
Plowshares at the Market in Union Street Market. 9am-5pm.
Farmers Market, Food Trucks and Special Family Activities
YLNI Farmers Market. Open 9am-1pm.
Local Food Week at Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market
Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market. Meet Your Farmer Workshops & Pie Eating Contest. Open 9am-1pm.
Special Deli Dishes featuring Local Ingredients
Health Food Shoppe. Open 9am-7pm.
HUNTERTOWN (ALLEN COUNTY)
Family-friendly Regenerative Farm Tour
Lone Tree Farms. Tour 10:30am-12:30pm.
AUBURN (DEKALB COUNTY)
Family-friendly Tour, Hay Ride and Games
Azzitshudbe Farm. Tour 10am-Noon.
ALBION (NOBLE COUNTY)
Locally-made Sausage Sampling
Pork ‘N Cleaver. Hot, ready to eat items, and local pork & beef available for sale 10am-5pm.
KENDALLVILLE (NOBLE COUNTY)
Family-friendly Guided Apple Orchard Tour
Orchard Hill Farms. Tours 9-10am.
SOUTH WHITLEY (WHITLEY COUNTY)
Visit the Bison & Tastings with Small Batch Distributor
Eel River Bison Ranch with co-host Small Batch Distributor. Register for Guided Tour. No registration needed for Bison and Artisan Food Product Tastings 10am - 2pm.
Sunday, August 4
FORT WAYNE (ALLEN COUNTY)
Family-friendly Guided Walking Tour
Poplar Village Gardens. Bring a picnic. Family garden tour and education activities. Noon-3pm.
Incredible Edible Food Hunt
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Mention the Food Hunt for Individual Admission during Local Food Week. Open Noon-4pm.
Local Food Tasting Days
Plowshares at the Market in Union Street Market. 10am-5pm.
HUNTERTOWN (ALLEN COUNTY)
Local Food Week Party at The Process
Local Food Celebration with Food & Beverages available for purchase Noon - 5pm.
• Local Food Tasting and Canning Demo Josh’s Jungle & The Process.
• Brats, Wings & Photos with Ben Hoffman Certified Organics Food Truck
• Watch the Bees & Honey Tasting McComBees Apiary
• Mocktails & Kombuchas made with Local Ingredients Merkat Moon Herbals & Earthworks
ALBION (NOBLE COUNTY)
Locally-made Sausage Sampling
Pork ‘N Cleaver. Hot, ready to eat items, and local pork & beef available for sale 11am-3pm.
MARKLE (WELLS COUNTY)
Grow Your Own Food Forest: Learn How To Grow LARGE Amounts Of Food On SMALL Plots
BroxonBerry. Tour & Demonstrations 1-4pm.
Their commitment to our local food community and generous support of Local Food Week makes this event possible.
Please visit NEIfood.org for a complete list of all 2024 Local Food Week Sponsors.
Orchard Hill Farms Poplar Village Gardens
