The huddles this week focused on an innovative kelp farming business out of Maine, holiday shopping trends, and how America is preparing for winter during COVID times.
October 30, 2020
Business Models
October 30, 2020
How Storytelling Builds Business Success
Every food and farm business has a story to tell, whether about the genesis of the company, the mission driving it, its unique product offerings or all of the above.
October 30, 2020
Transparency and Trust Fuel The Honest Bison’s Rapid Online Growth
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Sean Lenihan is the founder of The Honest Bison, a direct-to-consumer purveyor of 100% grass-fed bison and other meats. Committed to total transparency, The Honest Bison gives consumers easy access to premium, nutritious, ethically and sustainably raised nutritious animal proteins as an alternative to conventionally raised, grain-fed red meats.
October 15, 2020
Lost Creek Farm Shares the Stories Behind Food
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Mike Costello and Amy Dawson are the owners of Lost Creek Farm in Lost Creek, West Virginia. The duo does everything in tandem, from restoring the long-vacated family farmstead to sharing the rich cultural heritage of their Appalachian-inspired farm-to-table cuisine.
October 9, 2020
It’s Go Time on Climate Change
Marked by a global pandemic, social unrest, political turmoil, natural disasters and a sudden and devastating economic downturn, 2020 has been brutal.
October 5, 2020
Huddle Notes from September, 21st, 2020
The huddles this week focused on remembering Ruth Bader Ginsberg, resilient farming, and business models that rock. Listen to and watch the recording here.
October 5, 2020
Huddle Notes from September 28th, 2020
The huddles this week focused on the impacts of the current fires on the west coast, food insecurity trends, and how COVID is changing our industry’s landscape.
October 2, 2020
For Atlantic Sea Farms, Mission Drives Market
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Briana Warner is CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, the nation’s first commercial seaweed farm, based in Saco, Maine. Since Briana took the reins in 2018, the company has developed a dynamic mission-based brand around promoting kelp consumption, diversifying the coastal economy and mitigating climate change.
September 25, 2020
Should Your Food Business Pivot to Delivery?
COVID-19 has disrupted the food industry in countless ways, with nearly every CPG brand, retailer, restaurant, distributor, broker, supplier and farmer feeling the impact.
September 14, 2020
Brix Cider Pivots to Food Hub to Withstand Pandemic
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Marie Raboin is the co-founder with husband Matt of Brix Cider in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. Four years after launching a wholesale cider business and a year and a half after opening a taproom and farm-to-table restaurant, Marie explains how her company pivoted strategies in response to COVID-19.