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Local Food Wholesale Buying Support Sign-Up

Do you work for a healthcare center, school, community organization, or other institution in the North Country region and would like support in serving more local food?
Do you own or manage a business in the greater Adirondack region that buys and serves or sells food? Such as a restaurant, cafe, hotel, grocery or convenience store?

Enter your contact info below to connect with our Farm to Institution Educator, Meghan Dohman (for institutions), or our Agriculture and Local Food Team Lead, Cole Trager (for businesses).

Local Food Wholesale Buying Support Sign-Up

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One-On-One Wholesale Support

In finding local farms that fit your needs, budgeting, logistics, promoting your commitment to local food, navigating bids and contracts, and placing orders.

Market Your Business To The Public

We utilize social media marketing, newsletters, creative storytelling and meaningful events to showcase success stories around local food procurement. We also work with businesses to better incorporate local food into their existing marketing strategies and branding. 

Work With You To Bridge The Gap

Adding local food to your business model involves a lot of moving parts. We can help you navigate pricing, explore distribution options, obtain necessary licenses, examine funding opportunities and so much more.

Identify Partners and Suppliers

Our team specializes in connecting you with farms, producers, and regional organizations who can work with the unique needs of your business. From identifying niche product opportunities and facilitated networking to menu development and educational farm visits, consider us your gateway to an incredible group of farms in the Adirondacks.

Understanding Analytics

Not only can we help your business attract more customers, but we can also teach you how to attract the right customers for your business. We can take a closer look at the numbers to improve customer retention, increase the amount of local food customers are purchasing at your business, and to make sure your marketing dollars are getting the bang for your buck.