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Page 1: Local Food Systems - Purdue University · Food Venture Center to aid new agricultural entrepreneurs. Hardwick’s farm-based local food economy has been built upon the steadfast collective

LocalFoodSystems

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ADiversifiedRuralEconomy

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FarmingandtheRuralCommunityImportanceofFamilyandSmallFarmsFamilyandsmallfarms arevitaltooureconomyandwell-beingasanation.Notonlydotheysupportthecompetitivenessandsustainabilityofruralandfarmeconomies,theyserveto:• Protectandenhancenatural

resourcesandtheenvironment• Provideanurseryforthe

developmentofnewenterprisesandmarketingsystems

• Maintainruralpopulations

WillieNelson,FarmAidPresident“Nowisthetimeforourcountrytorecognizeandcallonfamilyfarmers’ingenuity,strengthandvaluetoourpastandourfuture.Wecanhavestronglocaleconomies,greenenergy,acleanenvironment,healthycitizensandgoodfood– allofthesestartwithfamilyfarmers.”

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Ahealthyagriculturesystemcanbuildcommunitystrength,economicvitality,andfoodsecurity

Atownbuiltuponaboominggraniteindustrythatwentbustinthe1920s,Hardwick,Vermont,wasindesperateneedofeconomicandcommunityrevitalization.Startingin2006,thetown’syoungartisansandentrepreneursreturnedtotheirroots,bandingtogethertobuildathrivingeconomycenteredaroundfoodandagriculture.Numerousfood-relatedbusinesses,suchasVermontSoyandJasperHillFarm,havesetupshopaspartofHardwick’sexpandingfoodmovement.They’vebroughtwiththemnearly100jobs,ayear-longfarmers’market,alargecommunitygarden,anon-profitcalledtheCenterforanAgriculturalEconomy,awildlysuccessfulorganicseedcompany,andtheVermontFoodVentureCentertoaidnewagriculturalentrepreneurs.Hardwick’sfarm-basedlocalfoodeconomyhasbeenbuiltuponthesteadfastcollectiveeffortofresidentswhoassistoneanotherinestablishingtheirbusinesses,conservingfarmland,andproducingfoodsustainably.Farmersandbusinessmenregularlymeettoshareexperiences,advice,andevencapital—thusfar,they’velenteachother$300,000inshort-termloans.

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F2F– OrinoquiaFrameworkProposal

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F2FPilotFramework

252 Nassau St. Princeton NJ � 844-47FARMS � [email protected] 47farms.com

Surveyoflocalfarmers

FarmerTraining&Engagement

MarketAssessment

f2fTechnology&MarketAssessmentPilotActiv

ities

Outcomes

• Identifyproject/pilotparticipants

• Identifyproductsproduced

• Developfarmerdatabase

• AdministerSurveys

• BusinessPlanning• Marketing&SalesWorkshops

• InventoryManagement

• Certifications• 47farmsProductDemos

• AnalyzeLocalproductspurchased

• Localagency&Institutionalconsultation

• DistributionSystemsAnalysis

• PricingAnalysis• DevelopBusinessCase• IdentifyKeyPerformanceIndicators

• Sign– UpPilotBuyers• EngageMarketingChannels

• DigitalRepositoryofPilotfarms

• CompletedOnlineSuppliersurveys

• Digitalmappingofproducts&inventory,availablecapacity

• Digitalrepositoryofsupplierprofiles,certifications,growingpractices,bio’sandlinkstosocialmedia

• ProductPricingupdates• Digitalmappingofpotentialbuyers

• Geographicalmappingofbuyers&suppliers

• Enablementofonlineorderingfor1institutionforasubsetoffarmers

• TrackingofordersandsalesinOrinoquiapilotnetwork

xweeks

Phase2Phase1

xweeks xweeks

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