Today, Relay Foods, an online grocery marketplace for local foods, announced it has acquired Arganica Farm Club and raised $1.2 million to expand into the U.S. mid-Atlantic region.[...]
At the July Food+Tech Meetup, the theme was distribution — more efficiently getting food from farm to fork. Presenters from three startups outlined how they are tackli[...]
More and more restaurants, supermarkets, universities, hospitals, and food service providers are trying to figure out how they begin to source ingredients locally. FarmersWeb, a ne[...]
Two student groups tackling hunger and agriculture management challenges emerged as winners in the U.S. Finals of Microsoft's Imagine Cup Software Design Competition.[...]
For several months our team at Good Eggs has been researching the local food phenomenon around the country. We’re looking for ways in which technology can help grow and sustain loc[...]
One of eight SXSW's Interactive Accelerator Finalists in the Innovative Web Technologies category announced today, AgLocal aims to use technology to empower carnivores to buy meat [...]
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) helps farmers around the world share the risk and bounty of their harvest with those in their region. But what happens when your “community” [...]
As beef, lamb, and now pork producers in upstate New York, we need to create a market space for our farm. But direct marketing and “finding a market” has been challenging.[...]
[Editors Note: This is the fourth story in a series about meat distribution. Food + Tech Connect will run these stories every Monday for the next several weeks.] Exactly how much m[...]
[Editors Note: This is the third story in a series about meat distribution. Food + Tech Connect will run these stories every Monday for the next several weeks.] In mid July, the En[...]
That’s why the USDA is investing in food hubs and food hub research. The new online food hub resource, part of the Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) website, contains the USDA’[...]
Lilly’s Table, a weekly subscription service that offers seasonal recipes and meal plans, is the brainchild of a former personal chef, Lilly Steirer. Her idea is very near and dea[...]
Meet Sharleen and Mark Thompson, co-founders of Eggzy, a flock management platform for backyard chicken farmers that allows you to manage egg production, record expenses, calculate[...]
Meet Mason Arnold, Co-founder and CEO of Greenling, the first and largest fresh, organic and local grocery delivery service in Central Texas. Greenling is tackling one of the great[...]
This Batch, uses the power of the web and smart supply management to offer local produce that's more on demand. Consumers win by getting more choice and flexibility of when they p[...]
Illustration by Melkorka Kjarval Grass-fed beef has become a household name, but despite unprecedented awareness and demand, many American producers find themselves struggling to m[...]