NextFeast: Food Entrepreneurs and Sustainability

Event Description

Fold your napkin, polish your silverware and get ready for the NextFeast! In the name of everything delicious and sustainble, NextFest is hosting an interactive event around FOOD in Austin!    Whether you are an avid foodie, blogger or a curious student - join us to how see five innovative trends in food businesses have impact in the community.  Don't miss the raw food demo and yummy happy hour with local and organic food from around town.

Presentation

11:30 - 12:00 Third Coast Coffee - More than Fair Trade: How to help farmers and growers transition to sustainable practices

12:00 - 12:30 in.gredients - Facilitating a sustainable food system: How social marketing and a triple bottom line can help bring people closer to their food and community.

12:30 - 1:00 Gardener's Feast -  "Old Grandma´s Recipes Using Organic and Natural Ingredients": Traditional Mexican food for the healthy customer.

1:00 - 2:00 Lunch Break

2:00 - 2:30 Sustainable Food Center - Beyond Farm to Market: Highlighting entrepreneurship in farm to work, farm to cafeteria, and farm to school projects.

2:30 - 2:45 PR over Coffee - Marketing Sustainability: Giving PR a social edge.

2:45 - 3:05 Breathe Evolve with Maya Papaya: Raw Food Demo

Currently on the menu:

Coffee [ Third Coast Coffee]  Beer [ Black Star Coop] Wine [ Food and Wine Foundation] SweetLeaf Tea

Organic Tamale Samples [Gardener's Feast] Wholly Cow Burgers [all natural, grass fed] Tommy's Salsa [Tommy's Food]

 Coconut Milk and Agave infused ice cream [Nadmoo]

Also come and meet awesome folks from Slow Money, Moray Farms [official sponsor] and Wine and Food  Foundation [official sponsor]

About the organization:

The NextFest is a series of interactive events that provide networking opportunities, mentorship and resources for socially driven businesses. We connect entrepreneurs on all levels of business development to promote sustainable business practices. Our events and workshops address current social and environmental issues along with showcasing up and coming trends in technology, food, green energy and media. We believe that the creative spark and tenacity of an entrepreneur can solve some of the most pressing global issues we face today.  

If you have a success story of an already existing food based social enterprise in Austin, or wish to offer your advice, partner or sponsor our events - Contact Tamilla at tamillahh@gmail.com .

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