The Healthy, Local Food Movement1.
Americans are increasingly concerned about food safety, childhood obesity, and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with transporting food long distances to reach consumers. This concern creates an opportunity for organizations offering healthy food grown locally without the chemicals and pesticides that can damage human and environmental health. Starting such an enterprise is a great way to support your local economy, promote community health, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Urban farms and gardens also provide much-needed safe, outdoor areas for kids to play and interact with nature. To learn more about urban farming, please refer to the Green For All publication Overview of Urban Farming.14
POTENTIAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Café or Coffee Cart: • Sell organic, fair-trade coffee and tea at your own café or from a cart at local events.15
Coffee Roasting:• Roast and sell local, organic coffee.
Example: Sweetwater Organic Coffee in Gainesville, Florida16
Urban farm or garden• 17
Example: City Slicker Farms in Oakland, California 18
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program: • Grow healthy food, then sell memberships (or shares) to consumers, who in turn receive a designated allocation of seasonal produce throughout the farming season.
Example: Brick City Urban Farms in Newark, New Jersey19
Local grocery store or cooperative•
Example: Oklahoma Food Cooperative in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma20
Americans are increasingly concerned about food safety, childhood obesity, and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with transporting food long distances to reach consumers. This concern creates an opportunity for organizations offering healthy food grown locally without the chemicals and pesticides that can damage human and environmental health. Starting such an enterprise is a great way to support your local economy, promote community health, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Urban farms and gardens also provide much-needed safe, outdoor areas for kids to play and interact with nature. To learn more about urban farming, please refer to the Green For All publication Overview of Urban Farming.14
POTENTIAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Café or Coffee Cart: • Sell organic, fair-trade coffee and tea at your own café or from a cart at local events.15
Coffee Roasting:• Roast and sell local, organic coffee.
Example: Sweetwater Organic Coffee in Gainesville, Florida16
Urban farm or garden• 17
Example: City Slicker Farms in Oakland, California 18
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program: • Grow healthy food, then sell memberships (or shares) to consumers, who in turn receive a designated allocation of seasonal produce throughout the farming season.
Example: Brick City Urban Farms in Newark, New Jersey19
Local grocery store or cooperative•
Example: Oklahoma Food Cooperative in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma20
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