This sounds like a fabulous example of community development meets economic development .. Is local food the ticket to stronger communities? From “What’s Next for Pittsburgh?”, written by Emily Stimmel of Pittsburgh, PA. Chatham’s CRAFT offers (very cool) workshops with local food purveyors for public and students
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One of the distinctive features of food businesses is that most can start small and grow big.. or stay small, depending of course on the goals of the owner. Here’s an article with key tips to use in your food biz. Little to Big: 8 Little Lessons for Big Results for New Food Entrepreneurs. by […]
We’re excited to be in our 2nd year providing programming about local food and agriculture to Elgin ISD K-5 students enrolled in the after-school program. The children are involved and engaged in the food preparation process then they get to taste their yummy concoctions! We source as many ingredients as we can from local farms […]
We had a wonderful and very productive time at the TOFGA conference this year. Here are links to PDFs of our presentations. Value-Added Production with Jonathan Hogan of Wicked Good – Here’s the link to Jonathan’s PDF presentation slides about Wicked Good and here’s the link to a PDF of our presentation “Finding your Opportunity.” […]
What an amazing group of people again at the TOFGA conference this weekend in Georgetown. Familiar smiles, new smiles and loads of great information being shared. We are working with a team on a Feasibility Study to determine if a central Texas food hub will benefit farmers and we need to hear your voice. Find […]
We were honored to present on the topic of collaboration at the South Texas Producers conference in Corpus Christi. The conference was double the size of last year’s and that’s a testament to the dedication of the farmers, ranchers, and healthy food activists in South Texas. Hats off to the folks of GROW Local STX […]
What was I thinking going to Iowa in January? It was minus 3 degrees! I attended the Iowa State University Community Food Program annual showcase event for community projects. The room was packed with folks from across the state sharing their projects from Farm-to-School to commercial kitchens. The roads were covered in snow and honestly […]
As we finish up our Harvey Emergency Relief Fund work, here is an update on our accomplishments. First let me say – Hooray to our partners and amazing donors! We really kicked it and did a fabulous job. It was the work of each of our partners, supporters and friends that brought in national attention and made our campaign […]
This article from the marketing company, New Hope Network, cautions new products and/or brands to focus first on velocity (the number of units sold per point of distribution) rather than distribution (the number of outlets or ACV). In other words, sell some stuff!
The Elgin school district (Elgin ISD) is one of only a dozen districts to receive recognition for ground-breaking programs in a special edition of Texas School Business magazine. This article highlights this outstanding recognition of Elgin ISD’s Farm-to-School program by the Texas Association of School Administrators. Partnership with the City of Elgin is key to this […]