Jun 19, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Food Hubs, Food System, Kitchen Incubators, Local Food
Sometimes the perfect storm for innovation is a crisis (or global pandemic) that pushes organizations further into their mission. Or it creates an opportunity to try something that under normal […]
Dec 19, 2019 | Food Access, Food System, Kitchen Incubators, Local Food
As many of you know, we publish a monthly Good Food Brief with the big and small stories that chronicle trends in the food industry. Sometimes we come across programs […]
Mar 19, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Food Business Planning, Local Food
We have had the opportunity to work with a great many businesses, nonprofits, and government entities that are making significant impacts within the good food industry. One of the biggest […]
Jan 22, 2019 | Food System, Good Food Glossary, Local Food
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a farming practice that promotes a shared commitment by consumers and growers to build a more local and equitable agricultural system. Introduced in the mid-80s, […]
Aug 16, 2018 | Food System, Local Food
In July I had the opportunity to travel through the Haute Savoie region of France. It was billed as a “culinary adventure” by Saveur the Journey. The description is what […]
Jun 20, 2018 | Feasibility Studies, Food Business Planning, Food Hubs, Local Food, Toolsite
New Venture Advisors launched the MarketSizer® and HubSizer® Toolsite earlier this year to enable anyone to conduct preliminary assessments of various types of food system infrastructure. The results allow users […]
Apr 16, 2018 | Feasibility Studies, Food Business Planning, Food Hubs, Local Food, Toolsite
A microblog series on the HubSizer® and MarketSizer® tools from New Venture Advisors. This week we’re looking into how to use the Local Produce HubSizer® tool to estimate the economics […]
Apr 2, 2018 | Feasibility Studies, Food Business Planning, Local Food, Toolsite
We are so excited about the launch of the NVA Toolsite and to get these tools into the hands of food system professionals, farmers, entrepreneurs, store owners and all of […]