Our members represent a diversity of stakeholders in the local food system including: farmers, food processors, distributors, farmers» markets, retailers, restaurateurs,
institutional food buyers, consumers, anti-hunger advocates, children's health advocates, faith communities, agricultural scientists, and sustainability educators.
Not exact matches
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with 9,000
buyers and chefs from
institutional foodservice, multi-unit establishments, independent restaurants,
food stores, universities, school systems, plus retailers, nutritionists, dietitians and distributors.
Our program initially was built around our Wholesale Success: A Farmers» Guide to
Food Safety, Selling, Postharvest Handling, and Packing Produce manual, aimed to providing instruction in best practices for farmers seeking to sell to retail, wholesale, restaurant and
institutional buyers.
The new report shows that a
food hub / packinghouse — which would enable area farmers to aggregate their produce, and provide storage, packing and distribution, limited processing, and private labeling for interested large volume
buyers in the Midwest, including distributors, grocery stores, hospitals, hotels and schools and other
institutional buyers — would create new jobs, and new revenue for up to 50 family farm businesses in Wisconsin.