Tag: local food
Scaling-up to sell to schools
Farmers can successfully sell to schools through cooperation, collaborative relationships with buyers and year-round purchasing programs.
W.Va. mixers to promote local food
The WVDA, West Virginia University Extension Services and a couple local colleges will hold two Ag Action Network Producer/Buyer Mixers in April.
Ohio Proud: helping producers market local food
Ohio Proud is a marketing program created by the Ohio State Department of Agriculture to promote locally grown, raised and processed foods.
Why do local food businesses fail?
Learn more about nine problematic areas that cause many local food businesses to fail.
Brown hopes bill boosts local foods
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced legislation to help farmers sell their products directly to consumers, and build local and regional food economies.
Candy counters: a sweet memory
Polished glass bins filled with some of the most beautiful offerings known to man, it was hard to take our eyes off of it all.
Online farmers markets: a new trend in local foods
Online farmers markets showcase fresh food from multiple farms within a defined geographic region, such as a single county or tri-county area.
Boy Scouts source local food for National Jamboree
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is partnering with the Boy Scouts of America to provide locally sourced food products for the National Jamboree.
Pa. leads US in number of farms selling directly to...
More than 167,000 U.S. farms locally produced and sold food through direct marketing practices, resulting in $8.7 billion in revenue in 2015.
Ohio meat summit helps bridge gaps
The Ohio meat summit helped bring bring producers, packers, retailers and chefs into one room to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the industry.
