The Buyer + Supplier Meet-ups are a collaborative effort of partners of the Iowa Farm to School and Early Care Coalition Procurement Strategy Team. The meetings provide a venue where school and child care nutrition professionals and Iowa food producers can build their networks and ask questions related to local food procurement.

The network has scheduled four meetings in 2022. The meetings are open to school and childcare food service staff who are making purchasing and programming decisions for their districts and participating in Child Nutrition Programs through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Iowa farmers, producers, processors, local food aggregators and distributors currently selling into school markets are also welcome.