FarmsReach Blog

Organic Connections: Going Mainstream with Locally Grown Food

Amelia Petrovic — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:20:06 +0000

Melanie Cheng talks about chipping away infrastructure issues to bring local food to mainstream high-volume channels. Read the complete article.

Grassroots Tweeple

Amelia Petrovic — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:55:45 +0000

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

Amelia Petrovic — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:54:38 +0000

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.

Group	State	Twitter	Facebook
Berkshire Organics	MA
Central New York Bounty	NY
Clean Food Network	AL
Colorado Local Market	CO
CT Farm Fresh Express	CT
Eugene Local Foods	OR
The Farm Buyers Club	VA
Farm Direct Co-op	MA
Farmer Girls	DC
Farmers Fresh Market	NC
Farmhouse Delivery	TX
Fresh Fork Market	OH
High Plains Food Coop	CO
Idaho's Bounty	ID
Iowa Food Cooperative	IA
Isidore Foods	PA
Locally Grown	GA
Lulu's Local Foods	VA
Nebraska Food Cooperative	NB
Oklahoma Food Cooperative	OK
Upstate Locally Grown Market	SC
Valley Green Feast	MA
West Michigan Coop	MI
Western Maine Market	ME

Grassroots Tweeple: Small Farm Consolidators

Amelia Petrovic — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:54:19 +0000

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.

Group	State	Twitter	Facebook
Appalachian Sustainable Development	VA
Cherry Capital Foods	MI
Common Market	PA
Eastern Carolina Organics	NC
Eat Here St. Louis	MO
Farm Fresh Connection	ME
Grasshoppers Distribution	KY
Growers Collaborative	CA
Grown Locally	IA
Root Sellers	AK
Kalona Organics	IA
Lancaster Farm Fresh	PA
Little City Growers	RI
Market Mobile	RI
Penns Corner	PA
Southeast Minnesota Food Network	MN

Selling Products from Multiple Farms under One Account

Amelia Petrovic — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:10:34 +0000

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.

Grist.org: Silicon Valley bets on Sustainable Ag.

Tom Grace — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:31:54 +0000

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

Tom Grace — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:15:47 +0000

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

Amelia Petrovic — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:57:52 +0000

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

Amelia Petrovic — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:43:55 +0000

FarmsReach founder Melanie Cheng talks to about bringing sustainable food into the mainstream. Read all about it.

Civil Eats: Produce to the People: Collaborating for Food Access

Amelia Petrovic — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:55:29 +0000

FarmsReach founder Melanie Cheng, Oakland Farms-to-Schools Network’s Christine Cherdboonmuang, and Grayson James of Petaluma Bounty take part in a conversation about local food distribution. Read more.