Common Market Video

Overview

Common Market connects wholesale customers to farmers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware by marketing and distributing good food to schools, hospitals, grocers and workplaces. This video talks about the food hub and its benefits to the local community.

Clearing the Roadblocks: Market Based Strategies for Getting Good Food to All Communities

Overview

A webinar that analyzes several models of mobile markets, food hubs and processing/cold chain facilities to see their impact on increasing the distribution of healthy food.

Working List of Food Hubs

Overview

A list of current food hubs around the United States

USDA Food Hub Web page

Overview

The USDA website on food hubs and links to additional resources. Also includes descriptions of the many benefits that food hubs offer to small and mid-size producers.

People's Harvest/The North Coast Aggregation and Marketing Center, Business Plan

Overview

A business plan for the North Coast Aggregation and Market Center, with an aim to make local product available, efficiently and sustainably.

Southern Wisconsin Food Hub Feasibility Study

Overview

The Southern Wisconsin Food Hub Feasibility Study tests the hypothesis that agricultural production and economic activity in southern Wisconsin could be fueled by the development of infrastructure to intermediate transactions between growers and wholesale customers.

Ready to Grow: A Plan for Increasing Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Production - Action Plan and Feasibility Study

Overview

A research, analysis and strategic planning project led by FamilyFarmed.org located in Oak Park, Illinois

Building Successful Food Hubs. A Business Planning Guide for Aggregating and Processing Local Food in Illinois

Overview

A resource for communities, businesses, not-for-profits, and others interested in establishing food hubs. The guide includes descriptions of key functions, best practices, and "how-to" strategies for creating food hubs in Illinois.

Financing Healthy Food Options Resource Bank: Webinars

Overview

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) provides a series of technical assistance webinars related to financing healthy food options. 

Food Hubs: Viable Regional Distribution Solutions

Overview

Food hubs, or regional food aggregation and coordination facilities, offer great promise for systemic social and environmental change. This webinar provides a clear illustration of the variety of models that exist, the outcomes they offer, and a sense of their viability, focusing on key elements of successful food hubs.

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