Mar 15, 2023 | Case Study, Feasibility Studies, Food Business Planning, Kitchen Incubators
CLiCK, Inc. (Commercially Licensed Cooperative Kitchen) is a 501c3 non-profit in Windham, Connecticut, with a mission to Grow, Cook, Share. The organization recognizes the historical and institutional injustices of the […]
Dec 9, 2022 | Case Study, Food Policy, Food System
As part of the Pathways to a Healthy Kansas Initiative, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas launched an innovative grant for community-driven approaches to addressing the social determinants of health. […]
Jun 16, 2022 | Case Study, Food Policy, Food System
Sedgwick County Kansas (population 523,824) is located in south-central Kansas. Its county seat is Wichita, the most populous city in the state. The Health & Wellness Coalition of Wichita has […]
Mar 20, 2022 | Case Study, Entrepreneurship, Food Business Planning, Food System, Strategic Planning
Shagbark Seed & Mill tackles the burgeoning local foods movement head-on within the Ohio ecosystem. Since their launch in 2010 by the Appalachian Staple Food Collaborative, Shagbark has focused on […]
Dec 19, 2021 | Case Study, Food Business Planning
Damian’s Craft Meats (DCM) provides on-farm animal processing services for producers in southeast Michigan. Demand for Damian’s processing services has far outpaced the company’s capacity since opening in 2014. It […]
Jun 17, 2021 | Case Study, Community Food Centers, Feasibility Studies
The Central Shenandoah Valley, population 368,000, is a large geographic area spanning 4,264 square miles in western Virginia. The region includes seven counties—Augusta, Bath, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, and Shenandoah—and […]
Jun 14, 2021 | Case Study, Entrepreneurship, Food Business Planning, Local Food, Strategic Planning
The Good Food Collective (GFC) aims to build a vibrant economy, steward natural resources, and support the physical and cultural health of the Durango, Colorado area by investing in the […]
Jun 10, 2021 | Case Study, Food Access, Food Policy, Food System, Local Food
The City of Wichita (pop’n 390,000), located in Sedgwick County, Kansas, is in the south-central part of the state. For the past 20 years, the Health and Wellness Coalition of […]
Mar 12, 2021 | Case Study, Food System, Local Food
The Linn County Food Systems Council has ambitious goals to improve Linn County’s food system from production to consumption in order to build resilient supply chains that feed the community […]
Dec 4, 2020 | Case Study, Food Business Planning, Rural Grocery
The Great Plains Food Bank serves every county in North Dakota as well as western Minnesota, working with community partners to efficiently secure and direct resources and eradicate hunger in […]