Peak Season Logistics: How a Vertically Integrated Farm Feeds Millions for Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday creates one of the most concentrated demand surges in the fresh produce calendar, testing the limits of ...
Tag: Local Food Systems
The High-Yield Philanthropy Model: How a 3-Acre Plot is Reshaping Food Security in Manitoba
In the rural municipality of Pansy, Manitoba, Mel and Helen Kachur have redefined retirement by transforming three acres into a ...
From Campaign Gesture to Community Institution: The Agricultural Impact of a 100,000-Pound Sweet Potato Giveaway
What began as a suggestion from a farmer has grown into a powerful community tradition that moves significant volume and ...
The Lost Spuds of Sand Mountain: A Case Study in Agricultural Transition
The landscape of Sand Mountain in DeKalb County, Alabama, tells a familiar story in American agriculture: the shift from diverse, ...
Beyond Yield: How a Community Potato Harvest is Cultivating Food Security and Resilience
In a single morning on October 18th, a force of 80 volunteers braved adverse weather to harvest 11,096 pounds of ...
Craft over Commodity: How Friethoes’s Crowdfunding Success Highlights a Shift in Potato Processing
In a striking demonstration of market-driven growth, the Dutch artisan french fry producer Friethoes successfully raised €300,000 through crowdfunding in ...
Beyond the Field: How a 40-Year Potato Festival Cultivates Consumer Connection and Value
The recent 40th anniversary of the Wiesbacher Kartoffelmarkt (Potato Market) in Germany offers a compelling model for agricultural value-added promotion. ...
Gleaning and the Global Squeeze: A Farmer’s Response to Price Collapse
In the fields of Somzée, Belgium, farmer Alexandre Wackers is facing a paradox that is becoming all too familiar across ...
Building Regional Value Chains for Organic Pre-Peeled Potatoes: A Success Story from Regensburg
In the Öko-Modellregion Stadt.Land.Regensburg, a pioneering initiative is underway to strengthen regional food systems by building reliable value chains for ...
Record Potato and Vegetable Harvest in Udmurtia: A Successful Year for Local Agriculture
As the 2024 harvest season comes to a close, Udmurtia's agricultural enterprises have reported a notable increase in the yield ...
