So You Want to Start a Meat Plant? A short primer on what you need to know

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Added: August 6, 2021

Factsheets Briefs & FAQs

meat, meat plan, meat processing, processor

A short description of essential considerations for starting a meat processing plant. Considerations include regulations, financials, feasibility, and business planning…..

Ticketed Entry for Agritourism

NAFDMA Agritourism Association

Added: June 13, 2021

Innovation Briefs

innovation brief, innovation briefs

Agritourism operators developed timed, ticketed entry systems to manage the flow of visitors. These systems were often mediated by online platforms. By restricting visitor capacity, farm operators could better allocate resources to create safe conditions for visitors…..

Reclaiming Innovation in Indigenous Food Systems: Navigating COVID-19 disruptions and enacting post-colonial foodways

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Added: May 23, 2021

Innovation Briefs

innovation briefs

Tribal nations collaborate through coordinating entities, such as the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) to develop policy-based innovations while supporting new programming and sharing best practices. Important areas of work during COVID-19 include targeted efforts to expand livestock….

CSA Ideas Lab: Retaining CSA Members During & After the Pandemic

CSA Innovation Network

Added: May 10, 2021

Videos & Webinars

csa, member retention

In this Ideas Lab Webinar, you will get to see a short video screening and facilitated discussion on CSA member retention. We'll use our collective learned experiences from the past year to share strategies to maintain long-time CSA membership…..

CSA Ideas Lab: Strategies to promote CSA

CSA Innovation Network

Added: May 10, 2021

Videos & Webinars

csa, online marketing, promotion

In this webinar, Corinna Bench, Founder of MyDigitalFarmer.com and Tricia Phelps, CEO of Taste the Local Difference will guide you through best strategies to build an online presence, hook your audience, and help them sign up for your CSA…..

CSA Ideas Lab: Farmer to Farmer Ecommerce Exchange

CSA Innovation Network

Added: May 10, 2021

Videos & Webinars

csa, ecommerce, farmstore

This webinar will take a deep dive into some of the most popular software platforms for farm-specific sales, based on 2020 national farmer-survey findings. Our featured speaker is Claire Strader, Organic Vegetable Educator of Dane County Extension & FairShare….

CSA Ideas Lab: Virtual Engagement

CSA Innovation Network

Added: May 10, 2021

Videos & Webinars

csa, Events, fundraising, Virtual

This webinar focuses on how CSA farmers and farmer support organizations are producing new & engaging virtual experiences and learning a lot in the process. Come learn as we discuss the most successful, challenging, and innovative aspects of virtual….

CSA Ideas Lab: CSA as a Vehicle for Food Access

CSA Innovation Network

Added: May 10, 2021

Videos & Webinars

csa, food access

This webinar explores the basic principles of food access and features CSA farmers and support organizations that have developed best practices to connect the CSA model to a broader, more inclusive audience. Speakers include Garrett Ziegler from Michigan State….

CSA Ideas Lab: Implementing Incredible Early Bird Sign-Ups

CSA Innovation Network

Added: May 10, 2021

Videos & Webinars

Join Corinna Bench of MyDigitalFarmer.com and Tessa DeMaster of Willowhaven Farm to learn best practices around how to build a strong early bird CSA sign-up campaign. Corinna will share her inspiring story and include recommendations on how to set….

Using Budgets to Help Farmers Markets Adapt to COVID-19’s Disruptive Impacts

Farmers Market Coalition

Added: May 4, 2021

Other Formats, Reports (5+ pages)

case studies, Case Study

The first objective of this brief is to establish a more transparent and better understanding of the budgets of farmers market organizations. This document includes case studies with budgetary data from the Boulder County Farmers Markets (BCFM) in Colorado….

PreK & K-12 Schools as Access Points for Local Food

Farm To Institution New England and National Farm To School Network

Added: May 2, 2021

Innovation Briefs

innovation, innovation brief

Communities with existing farm to school initiatives and multi-agency collaboratives were able to quickly pivot to provide urgently needed food access while re-investing local, philanthropic, and federal dollars into a local food economy reeling from pandemic disruptions. It is….

Alternative Farmers Market Models

Farmers Market Coalition

Added: April 23, 2021

Innovation Briefs

innovation, innovation brief

Farmers Markets were compelled to alter their models in a variety of ways at the onset of the pandemic. They conformed to social distancing guidelines and other public safety requirements which allowed them to remain open and continue serving….

State and Federal Policies that Support Food Security in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic

National Association Of State Departments Of Agriculture Foundation

Added: March 12, 2021

Innovation Briefs

innovation briefs

State departments of agriculture are working with federal agencies, corporations, and nonprofits to purchase food surpluses from farmers to distribute at food banks. This brief explores the unique strategies and partnerships four state departments of agriculture have used to….

Virtual Harvest Celebrations

National Farm To School Network

Added: March 10, 2021

Innovation Briefs

innovation briefs

Farm to school activities support local agriculture, while also providing nutrition and agriculture education. Special events, like Apple Crunch days, offer an opportunity for students to learn about local produce in a fun, engaging way with their friends and….

Estimating Farmers Market Visitors by Counting Mobile Phone Pings

Farmers Market Coalition

Added: March 2, 2021

Innovation Briefs

innovation brief

During 2020, FRESHFARM, an organization that manages farmers markets in the Washington, D.C., area, piloted a relatively low-cost device that counts the number of pings from mobile phones as they connect with a Wi-Fi network. This technology does not….

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So You Want to Start a Meat Plant? A short primer on what you need to know

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Ticketed Entry for Agritourism

NAFDMA Agritourism Association

Reclaiming Innovation in Indigenous Food Systems: Navigating COVID-19 disruptions and enacting post-colonial foodways

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

CSA Ideas Lab: Retaining CSA Members During & After the Pandemic

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: Strategies to promote CSA

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: Farmer to Farmer Ecommerce Exchange

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: Virtual Engagement

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: CSA as a Vehicle for Food Access

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: Implementing Incredible Early Bird Sign-Ups

CSA Innovation Network

Using Budgets to Help Farmers Markets Adapt to COVID-19’s Disruptive Impacts

Farmers Market Coalition

PreK & K-12 Schools as Access Points for Local Food

Farm To Institution New England and National Farm To School Network

Alternative Farmers Market Models

Farmers Market Coalition

State and Federal Policies that Support Food Security in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic

National Association Of State Departments Of Agriculture Foundation

Virtual Harvest Celebrations

National Farm To School Network

Estimating Farmers Market Visitors by Counting Mobile Phone Pings

Farmers Market Coalition