The 16th Annual TN Local Food Summit, taking place December 4–6, 2026 at Tennessee State University - Avon Williams Campus in Nashville, Tennessee, will bring together farmers, ranchers, food system advocates, educators, researchers, and other food system professionals to strengthen resilient and equitable local food systems across Tennessee and the Southeast. This year's theme, Reimagining Our Food Systems, challenges us to envision a future where farmers prosper, land is stewarded with care, communities are nourished, and local food economies flourish.

Alter Eco Farms will be doing a live soil microscopy demonstration and teaching about the importance o taking care of our soil microorganisms.