Ready to dive into some real ACTION about Food Justice? This in-person event is your chance to connect with passionate folks making a difference. Expect engaging sessions, inspiring speakers, and a welcoming community all focused on creating equitable food ecosystems. Don’t miss out on the movement—mark your calendar and be part of the change!
The 2026 MFJN Food Justice Summit will bring together approximately 300 participants from a broad spectrum of food and farm advocates, ranging from food producers to nutrition educators, as well as youth leaders and educators across various age groups. People will celebrate, learn, and collaborate from a variety of perspectives. This is a “non-conference” – an opportunity to co-create a different kind of gathering where we engage our bodies, hearts, and minds in multiple ways… not just sitting at tables and listening. We’ll have moments of large and small group interactions- art-making, dancing, stories, outside time, meditations, cooking, and more!
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The conference fee is $500, with a sliding scale to keep it accessible. Pay what you can—from free to $1,000. Extra contributions support our Solidarity Fund and help others attend. A suggested day rate is $175 if you can’t attend all three days. After you register, you will receive a link pay your fee (or click here).
DRAFT MFJN Summit Agenda
Day 1: Friday, March 27 – Arrival & Grounding
Theme: Welcome & Food Storytelling as Resistance
Noon – 7:00 PM
| Time | Activity |
| 12:00 – 1:30 PM | Conference Registration + Grove Welcome Space opens |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Opening Invocation + Land Acknowledgment |
| 2:00 – 3:30 PM | Framing Panel: Future-Proofing our Food System (Food, Freedom, and the Future). |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | Break + Wellness Options (tea lounge, Reiki, stretching) |
| 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Skillshare Circles |
| 5:30 – 6:30 PM | Community Dinner |
| 7:00 –8:30 PM | Silent Disco or Sound Bath Wind-Down |
Day 2: Saturday, March 28 – Full Day Engagement
Theme: Reclaiming Power Through Practice
7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
| Time | Activity |
| 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Optional Morning Movement (Reiki, yoga, light stretching) |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast + Opening |
| 9:00 – 10:30 AM | Session Block 1 – Structured Offerings |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM | Break + Wellness Room + Journaling Nook |
| 11:00 – 12:30 PM | Session Block 2 – Interactive Immersions |
| 12:30 – 2:00 PM | Lunch + Music Lounge |
| 2:00 – 3:30 PM | Open Space Sessions: Participant-led conversations or activities |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | Snack Break + Gallery Walk |
| 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Healing Through the Body: Movement & Music |
| 5:30 – 6:30 PM | Dinner + Community Toasts |
| 6:30 – 8:00 PM | Night Ceremony: Honoring Ancestral & Future Lineages |
| 8:00 – 9:00 PM | Social Hour: Chill Lounge + Optional Silent Disco |
Day 3: Sunday, March 29 – Closing & Renewal
Theme: Sankofa: Gathering Lessons, Sowing Seeds
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
| Time | Activity |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Optional Sunrise Meditation + Tea |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM | Breakfast + Reflections from the Field |
| 9:30 – 11:00 AM | Keynote, Closing Circle + Next Steps |
| 11:00 – 12:00 PM | Departure Ritual + Snack Packs for Travel |
Coming soon!
Make The Summit Accessible
We are looking for businesses, organizations, institutions, and community cooperatives to sponsor this three-day gathering of food justice advocates from across Minnesota.
Contact info@mfjn.org for more information.
We have a Solidarity Fund that supports scholarships, travel, lodging, virtual options, wellness offerings, cultural exchange, art, and more. Pool your funds together with fellow supporters so everyone can gather in an accessible, meaningful way!
Donate today and be sure to include “Food Justice Summit Solidarity Fund” in the dedication line.
Thank you sponsors!
Thank you to the many individual donors and Give To The Max contributors, too!
