“Adding the cider operation has made our farm a more resilient farm in that we now have income streams year-round and new opportunities to utilize our fruit crops,” said Solstice Farm co-owner Mark Westbrock.
The KCK Farmers’ Market is on the Kansas side of Kansas City in Wyandotte County. It will use a Business Builder grant from the Heartland Regional Food Business Center to improve the market’s visibility and help vendors with marketing in this part of town with few grocery stores.
Seven food hubs in the Iowa Hub to Hub Network now work together to provide services that reduce time and costs for producers, get more local food to more markets, and help producers keep more of the final sales dollar.
Lionberry is a case study in what can happen when farm and food entrepreneurs get the right kind of help. And success is often not just for one business.
This event may be remembered as the time when ISU Extension and Kitchen Corridor unleashed a wave of local food innovation across Iowa.
Incubator kitchens offer essential space, equipment and mentorship. They also bring together a community of entrepreneurs who can learn from one another.
Nebraska food economy report provides enlightening view of local farm and food business potential.
Sergio Sosa works through the Heartland Center to help Maya refugees build food businesses and connect with local and regional markets. He is the Indigenous Food and Business Manager at Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim.
The Iowa Food Hub Network represents a next phase of growth in local and regional food capacity, both in the five-state Heartland Regional Food Business Center region and across the country.
Sandro Lopez has a product and a passion. His product is micro greens. His passion is building the soil. Thanks to business counselors at the Center for Rural Affairs, a Heartland Center partner, Lopez also has a business plan and business connections for marketing his product and pursuing his passion.