New Meat Plant Office Hours: Financing Focus

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Added: August 4, 2020

Webinars/Forums/Lunch & Learns

capital, financing, funding, grants, loans

Watch our informal bi-weekly office hours where we take questions from the audience of folks wanting to start new meat processing facilities. Our special guest for this call was Ted LeBow of Kitchen Table Consultants, an expert in food….

Colleges Adapt During a Pandemic: New Ways COVID Will Change Campus Dining

Farm to Institution New England

Added: August 27, 2020

Blog Articles

The dining landscape changed dramatically due to COVID-19. To-go containers, plexiglass, and safe distancing signs have replaced the once familiar scene of hot trays, buffet bars, and students in close comradery. And now, as colleges further revise plans to….

Processor and Supply Chain Resources

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Added: September 10, 2020

Webpages

niche meat, Processing, processor, supply chain

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is compiling resources related to COVID-19 for processors and supply chain partners. If you have suggestions for additional resources to be added, please email janie_hynson@ncsu.edu Find CEFS' COVID-19 portal: cefs.ncsu.edu/covid-19….

Best Practices for Food Establishments to Manage Coronavirus

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

Added: July 20, 2020

Factsheets Briefs & FAQs

food establishments, Michigan, safety protocol

Supermarkets and convenience stores are primary operations that are critical to public health. They must be up and running for a community to survive and recover. They are exempt from Executive Order No. 2020-9 (COVID-19). Although food has not….

Virtual CSA Fairs

CSA Innovation Network

Added: September 3, 2020

Innovation Briefs

innovation brief, innovation briefs

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Fairs, events where farmers hold meet-and-greets with potential customers for the upcoming CSA season, largely came to a halt this spring due to COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings. In response, many farmers and organizations transitioned into….

Food Industry Recommended Protocols When Employee/Customer Tests Positive for COVID- 19

NGA Foundation

Added: August 3, 2020

Directory

This resource provides links to tools and protocols for when an employee test positive for the Coronavirus. This resources helps food production facilities, distributors and wholesalers manage and stay consistent with their approaches to such situations…..

Inquiries Regarding Agriculture as Essential Critical Infrastructure

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

Added: July 20, 2020

Factsheets Briefs & FAQs

essential critical infrastructure

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is providing this letter to individuals and businesses to assist in eliminating any confusion regarding documentation needed for essential critical infrastructure workers…..

Farmers Market-Tested Sales Platforms for Shopper Pre-Orders

Farmers Market Coalition

Added: July 24, 2020

Videos & Webinars

This webinar focused on market-level platforms (either a sales platform or through listing vendor sites on the market website) that allow shoppers to place pre-orders to then be picked up at either a drive-through or walk-through market where vendors….

COVID-19 and the Institutional Food System: Open Forum 03-31-20

Farm to Institution New England

Added: July 20, 2020

Videos & Webinars

In this second virtual forum, we discussed challenges and solutions in the institutional food system as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. More than 70 people participated from New England, around the US, and beyond. Breakout sessions dived more….

COVID-19 and Small and Mid-Sized Meat Processors: Exploring the Challenges, Solutions, and a Path Forward

Wallace Center at Winrock International

Added: July 7, 2020

Videos & Webinars

adaptations, labor, meat processing, policy

This conversation explores the impact that COVID-19 is having on small and medium sized meat processors, how they’re adapting to these challenges, and the changes underway to alleviate pressure and ensure lasting change. Presenters: Jessica Roosa, This Old Farm….

What to Do When Market Fluctuations Affect Prices

NGA Foundation

Added: September 15, 2020

Blog Articles

Article describing pricing challenges that have impacted retailers due to COVID-19 and providing recommendations for how to handle such a situation…..

Drive-Thru Markets: Innovation to Keep Communities Safe

Farmers Market Coalition

Added: September 25, 2020

Blog Articles

Market leaders are familiar with daily crisis control, but when the crisis is a global pandemic, the resilience and innovation of farmers market operators is vital. One way markets have adapted to COVID-19 has been by implementing drive-thru and….

Preschool’s Farm & Food Partnerships Keep Kids Eating Local

National Farm to School Network

Added: July 8, 2020

Blog Articles

This guest blog by NC Farm to Early Care & Education, an initiative of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, highlights how relationships with local producers have ensured that this preschool in North Carolina had consistent access to healthy,….

What’s Next for Shared Kitchens? Getting Ready for the New Normal

The Food Corridor

Added: July 17, 2020

Blog Articles

Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Incubator Kitchens, Shared Kitchens, Underutilized Kitchens

Given the ever-evolving COVID-19 crisis, businesses in the food industry are adapting to the "new normal" by adapting to changes and uncertainty in their businesses. This article details industry trends, adaptations, and operational changes in the shared kitchen sector….

3 TACTICS FOR YOUR FARM TO SUCCEED IN LIGHT OF CORONAVIRUS IMPACTS

CSA Innovation Network

Added: July 29, 2020

Webpages

boxes, home delivery

Actionable tactics farms can use to continue serving their customers during covid, by leveraging the convenience and “safe” online ordering many families are dependent on…..

COVID-19 Resource Hub

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New Meat Plant Office Hours: Financing Focus

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

Colleges Adapt During a Pandemic: New Ways COVID Will Change Campus Dining

Farm to Institution New England

Processor and Supply Chain Resources

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Best Practices for Food Establishments to Manage Coronavirus

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

Virtual CSA Fairs

CSA Innovation Network

Food Industry Recommended Protocols When Employee/Customer Tests Positive for COVID- 19

NGA Foundation

Inquiries Regarding Agriculture as Essential Critical Infrastructure

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Foundation

Farmers Market-Tested Sales Platforms for Shopper Pre-Orders

Farmers Market Coalition

COVID-19 and the Institutional Food System: Open Forum 03-31-20

Farm to Institution New England

COVID-19 and Small and Mid-Sized Meat Processors: Exploring the Challenges, Solutions, and a Path Forward

Wallace Center at Winrock International

What to Do When Market Fluctuations Affect Prices

NGA Foundation

Drive-Thru Markets: Innovation to Keep Communities Safe

Farmers Market Coalition

Preschool’s Farm & Food Partnerships Keep Kids Eating Local

National Farm to School Network

What’s Next for Shared Kitchens? Getting Ready for the New Normal

The Food Corridor

3 TACTICS FOR YOUR FARM TO SUCCEED IN LIGHT OF CORONAVIRUS IMPACTS

CSA Innovation Network