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re-linking the food chain ™
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If you find navigating through the sea of online marketing tools daunting, you’re not alone. Even after working in marketing for ten years, I still struggle to keep up as new platforms are added and existing platforms change. Some “marketing experts” believe the key to generating more sales is promoting [...]
As a recognized leader in supporting Detroit’s local food economy, Atlas Wholesale Food Company has teamed up with Local Orbit and Detroit Eastern Market to streamline the distribution link and improve transparencies between wholesale buyers and farm producers. “Connecting the dots is what it is all about. In a lot [...]
Mike Thorn believes in change. He believes that small farmers can build sustainable businesses. He believes that restaurants and institutions will one day be able to source local food with ease. And he believes it’s time for high-tech solutions to support the vibrant, local businesses that are bringing good food [...]
If you’ve been keeping up with our blog or the travels of our founder, Erika Block, you probably know a little bit about Poptech. For the uninitiated, here’s a quick rundown: Each year Poptech gathers together a class of Social Innovation Fellows from around the world. Although they all come [...]
After her talk last month at the PopTech conference in Camden, Maine, Brian Merchant of TreeHugger sat down with our founder, Erika Block, to discuss Local Orbit. Brian mused on the fact that folks might not associate “new technologies with organic or local farming,” but ultimately, the convergence of the two offers [...]
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