NABC welcomes Lucy Norris, the Puget Sound Food Network’s Regional Food Developer. Lucy will be responsible for connecting regional buyer needs with producer products, assisting the completion of transactions, building relationships, and continuing research pertinent to increasing the production, consumption, and distribution of regional food. Lucy brings to PSFN a unique professional background. For three…
A report from Detroit, MI discussed the economic impact of a regional food economy. From the report: ” Just in the city of Detroit, shifting twenty percent of food spending would increase annual output by nearly half a billion dollars. More than 4,700 jobs would be created, paying $125 million more in earnings. The city…
Thank you for all the interest in the position. We are now closed to new applications. ====== PSFN is moving forward with development and implementation at an accelerating pace. We are excited to offer a contract position opening for a research/sales support lead. Please follow this link for more information about the job. View the…
PSFN has spent the past months researching what is needed to support the growth of regional food transactions.The last month has been spent less on blog posting and more on network formation. Development of the next-phase website (beyond this development blog) is under way, with a soft launch of the initial work due next month….
Separating out the economic return of growing local food for regional consumption is gaining momentum as more governments and communities measure the economic return of going local. New Jersey is one state that has measured such efforts. The state supports a Jersey Fresh program with an annual expenditure from state funds. From the 2004 NJ…
Portland, Oregon’s Ecotrust just released an economic analysis that researched the impact of farm to school spending across the state’s economy and found that “Investing in locally produced foods for the school lunchroom fortifies the state’s economy with dollars previously spent elsewhere.” The research focused on two public school districts that were part of a…
FamilyFarmed, in Chicago, has created a direct wholesale handbook called “Wholesale Success: A Farmer’s Guide to Selling, Postharvest Handling and Packing Produce”. The publication ” Includes comprehensive sections on issues such as Building Relationships with Buyers, Food Safety, and Calculating Return in Investment. It also includes 63 crop profiles that give specific harvesting, cooling, storage,…
USDA’s AGR-Lite is a whole farm revenue insurance program which covers natural disasters and market fluctuation for all commodities produced on the farm. The plan provides protection against low revenue due to unavoidable natural disasters and market fluctuations that affect income during the insurance year.
A supplement to the March 2009 issue of Sustainable Industries, Plants at Work features articles and resources for growing the “living market.” Learn about floating wetlands’ market appeal, find out how nurseries are partnering with the transportation sector on sustainable landscaping solutions, and learn ways the plant industry is tapping into the carbon market.
