What is the approach taken by the Texas Center for Local Food (TCLF) in Texas? On July 26, 2018, Sue Beckwith of TCLF joined others to present an introduction to value chain coordination at a webinar conducted by the Wallace Center. Here’s a link to the webinar recording. Sue’s part begins at 41:45. There is […]
When I asked a group today what value they would get from starting a new local food business, I heard “To take care of the world”, “To provide healthy food for our community”, “To support our local farms”, “Because homemade tastes better is is healthier and more tasty”, and “To bring our culture to the […]
Have a great idea for a small food business, but don’t know where to start? Interested in Cottage Food Law and how to sell foods made in your home to the public? Then join the Texas Center for Local Food for an evening of lively discussion with Chris Johnson of Stellar Gourmet Foods, as he helps us navigate […]
What are the real opportunities and gaps in the grass-fed beef industry in Texas? This report from New York (2015) may inform our work in Texas. If you have thoughts, please post comments below so we can all hear you. We talk about the need for meat processing facilities, but maybe we need to do […]
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
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.” […]
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!