The Feasibility of Farmer-Led Cooperatives for Southwest Florida Farm to School Procurement
Florida’s K–12 schools provide a potential opportunity to increase market channel options for small- and mid-sized diversified farms, but processing, storage, and distribution resources are extremely limited for smaller producers. This 9-page document serves as a model and case study with steps for...
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Florida’s K–12 schools provide a potential opportunity to increase market channel options for small- and mid-sized diversified farms, but processing, storage, and distribution resources are extremely limited for smaller producers. This 9-page document serves as a model and case study with steps for producers and other stakeholders to conduct a feasibility study before forming a cooperative to sell local fruits and vegetables to schools and other institutional food-service outlets. Written by Jonathan Adam Watson, Danielle D. Treadwell, Catherine Campbell, and Ray Bucklin, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, March 2021.
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| spellingShingle | Jonathan Adam Watson Danielle D. Treadwell Catherine Campbell Ray Bucklin The Feasibility of Farmer-Led Cooperatives for Southwest Florida Farm to School Procurement EDIS Specialty crops USDA My Plate school district local food food distribution food processing |
| title | The Feasibility of Farmer-Led Cooperatives for Southwest Florida Farm to School Procurement |
| title_full | The Feasibility of Farmer-Led Cooperatives for Southwest Florida Farm to School Procurement |
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| title_short | The Feasibility of Farmer-Led Cooperatives for Southwest Florida Farm to School Procurement |
| title_sort | feasibility of farmer led cooperatives for southwest florida farm to school procurement |
| topic | Specialty crops USDA My Plate school district local food food distribution food processing |
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