When you think of a farmers market, the image of a bright, family-friendly, open air market comes to mind. Streets lined with vendors selling farm fresh food and handmade wares with people gathering to shop for groceries and more. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many markets to close or...
For decades, farmers’ markets have been a staple sales outlet for local food producers and an integral part of fresh food access for local communities. When COVID-19 threatened the existence of physical markets, many quickly pivoted to online sales to support their farmers and customers. Over the last year, we...
As people stay at home for their health and safety, delivery has become the most convenient way people can shop for essential goods. For many farmers and food hubs, incorporating a home delivery service has been key to not just surviving the pandemic but thriving during these challenging times. Delivery...
The Maui Hub began in response to an impending food security crisis on the island of Maui in the wake of COVID-19 business closures and slowing tourism. We spoke to Keith Ranney, Manager of Maui Hub, about the process of forming the hub, the bureaucratic and financial challenges they’ve faced,...
Vendors at the Boise Farmers Market The Boise Farmers Market is a food-centric and agriculturally based market, meaning that 95% of the vendors sell food and agricultural products. They are focused on local food, cultivating new farmers, incubating new food ideas, and creating a community space to learn about food...
When COVID-19 hit, consumers turned directly to local farms for their food more than ever. This tremendous increase in local food sales mixed with pandemic restrictions caused many fresh food businesses to embrace e-commerce and direct to consumer sales.If you’re one of the farms, farmers markets, or food hubs that’s...
Caroline Pam and Tim Knox of Kitchen Garden Farm Kitchen Garden Farm is a fifty-acre farm in the Pioneer Valley, the prime agricultural region of Western Massachusetts. They produce veggies, as well as making their own incredibly successful line of hot sauces and salsas. Caroline and Tim started the farm...
The folks at Three River Farmers Alliance (Andre Cantelmo is second from the right) Three River Farmers Alliance is a farm collective serving the NH Seacoast region. They began in 2015 when Andre Cantelmo and Greg Balog of Heron Pond Farm realized that entering the wholesale market would require a...
The retail landscape has changed drastically in the last month – and while there are a lot of platforms out there, LFM still stands above the rest. Let us tell you why. Learn More about Why LFM
The Regina Farmers’ Market, pre COVID-19 social distancing measures. Regina Farmers’ Market has been the place to buy local in Regina, Saskatchewan (in Canada’s western provinces). In fact, it’s been a community food resource for 45 years and made the shift to a year-round market in 2019. Like many farmers markets around the...