Major Initiatives

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Major Initiatives

A number major initiatives are underway to improve the loval and regional food supply chain including growing capacity, distribution, processing, and connections with wholesale buyers.

Growers to Grocers ...read more

The “Growers to Grocers” project aims to fulfill the growing consumer demand for local food in the retail grocery industry. The project is a collaborative, multi-year effort centered in the 8-county Madison Region. Currently, our focus is on supply chain development, distribution and merchandising strategies. We hope to begin rollout to independent grocers on a pilot basis in the spring of 2009.

Local and Regional Food Distribution ...read more

The Local and Regional Food Distribution System project at the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at UW-Madison in collaboration with the Agricultural Innovation Center at UW-Extension is working to identify those links of the supply chain that have the greatest potential for scaling up local foods through a series of nationwide case studies as well as Wisconsin-based business development assistance for agricultural related businesses and entrepreneurs.

Dane County Institutional Food Market Coalition ...read more

The Institutional Food Market Coalition (IFM) works to connect large volume institutional buyers in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors with local Wisconsin produce auctions and growers. Their website provides information for buyers looking to source large quantities of local and organic Wisconsin product, and for growers interested in selling large volumes of wholesale fruit and produce.

GrocersBuyLocal is the official website and database of Wisconsin grocers interested in purchasing locally grown fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and more from local farmers, growers, producers and manufacturers. GrocersBuyLocal has been developed to help local sellers match up with local grocery or corporate buyers to facilitate the sale of products in their area or across the state of Wisconsin. This site has been developed by the Wisconsin Grocers Association, Inc. through funding provided by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and is provided for the benefit of local sellers and buyers.