4th Annual New England Food System Innovation Challenge
Friday, November 9- Sunday, November 11, 2018
Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine

Registration for the program closes on October 8th.

College Challenge:How might we create products, services, app’s or organizations that support the expansion of production, distribution, processing and consumption of local, sustainably produced food and seafood.  We are seeking idea or very early stage ventures. Consider products or services that address one or more of the following:

* Helping food producers become resilient in light of climate change.
* Applying big data to small-scale production.
* Utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) to bring efficiency to small producers and harvesters.
* Providing equal access and ability to purchase healthy food to all.
* Reducing or repurposing food waste.
* Making the food supply chain transparent to all.
* Reducing or conserving inputs – like water – in the production of healthy, sustainably produced food.
* Using drones to improve the efficiency of small-diversified farms.* Integrating aquaponics, hydroponics or land based aquaculture into the food system.

The food system is vast and complex system and this is by no means a complete list. We are looking for innovative and sustainable idea stage enterprise that could become startup ventures.

Please view this Three-minute video  https://vimeo.com/252044306  and the attached PDF for further information.

Registration is now open at:  www.NEInnovationChallenge.org
Bill Seretta, Convener and Co-Chair
207.831.1438
[email protected]

Tom Settlemire Co-Chair
207.8416747
[email protected]

2018 Planning Committee:

Barry Woods – Director of Electric Vehicle Innovation at ReVision Energy
Eliza Huber-Weiss – Garden Education Coordinator at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center
Elizabeth Boepple – BCM Environmental & Land Law, PLLC
Jennifer Monti, MD – Maine Medical Partners
Nick Guidi – Student, Saint Joseph’s College
Jesse Juntura – DSPolitical