SF Foodshed Project launches!
Our regional food distribution project finally launched into action July 2010! Its official title according to our funder, the CDFA (CA Dept of Food & Agriculture), is the “Specialty Crop Growers Partner with City of San Francisco for Healthy People and Bottom Lines”.
There are five core organizations that received the grant:
There are eight committed buyers:
- Living Room Events
- Palace Hotel
- Paula LeDuc Catering
- Ritz-Carlton Hotel
- SF Juvenile Hall
- St Regis Hotel
- Taste Catering
- W Hotel
And, there are three hard-working participating distributors:
Thanks to everyone for making this happen, and to its growth and success!
The Press Release copy is below…
Organic Connections: Going Mainstream with Locally Grown Food
Melanie Cheng talks about chipping away infrastructure issues to bring local food to mainstream high-volume channels. Read the complete article.
Grassroots Tweeple
There are lots of groups out there helping to make it happen for small and mid-sized farms. In an effort to raise visibility and awareness, we’ve begun to compile some lists to share with the FarmsReach community.
You can follow these lists via Twitter:
- Small Farm Consolidators: Organizations helping small farmers get high quality products to market
- Farm to Table Direct: Groups bringing farms to your doorstep
And, since only a handful of these groups use Twitter, we’re posting more complete info here:
These lists are more illustrative than comprehensive, so if you see someone I’ve missed, drop me a line on twitter or via email: ameliap [at] farmsreach.
We hope you find these useful.Feel free to share these lists with friends, family, and anyone else in your network.
Grassroots Tweeple: Farm to Family Direct
This is a short, illustrative list of groups bringing farms to your doorstep.
If you see someone I’ve missed, drop me a line on Twitter or via email: ameliap [at] farmsreach.
This list is part of a series. Here is the Twitter version.
Grassroots Tweeple: Small Farm Consolidators
This is a short, illustrative list of organizations helping small farmers get high quality products to market.
If you see someone I’ve missed, drop me a line on twitter or via email: ameliap [at] farmsreach.
This list is part of a series. Here is the Twitter version.
Selling Products from Multiple Farms under One Account
Do you market products from neighboring farms or promote products from a network of farms in your region? If so, we’ve made it easy for you to market your combined availability on FarmsReach.
Sellers, you’ll notice a new “My Sources” tab when you log in. There, you can list all the farms – or “Sources” – you work with.
Using those sources, you can link farms with products when you add items to your stall. Here’s how FarmsReach puts that source info to work for you:
- Customers see exactly where the product came from when they place orders.
- Print pick lists and packing slips for your partner farms.
- Stay on top of the big picture with detailed reports.
Give it a whirl and then let us know how it works for you. We’d love to hear your thoughts.
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Todd Woody reports from the Agriculture 2.0 conference, with Melanie Cheng’s comments on the merits of regional food networks. Read the complete article.
Essinova: FarmsReach at Agriculture 2.0
Nick Sarkisian from Essinova provides highlights of the Agriculture 2.0 conference. Read the complete article.
Fast Company: Eat-onomics – The Ten Most Inspiring People in Sustainable Food
Fast Company names FarmsReach founder Melanie Cheng one of the ten most inspiring people in sustainable food. Read complete article.
Fast Company: Eat-onomics With Melanie Cheng, Founder of FarmsReach
FarmsReach founder Melanie Cheng talks to about bringing sustainable food into the mainstream. Read all about it.
