Organic, Traceable, Local: Connecting Specialty Food Businesses with Farmers for Produce, Dairy and Meat

Specialty restaurants, organic stores and artisanal brands want produce, dairy and meat they can trust — local, traceable, often organic. Here's how connecting them directly with nearby farmers and FPOs can build that supply, and pay farmers a premium for quality.

Organic stores, health-focused cafés, specialty restaurants and artisanal food brands are all chasing the same thing: ingredients their customers can trust. Local. Traceable. Often organic. Free-range eggs, known-source dairy, single-origin spices, heirloom vegetables, clean meat with a clear origin. …