Technology to help the local meat farmers
Be sure to follow online events this weekend as a group in New York City “hacks” or discusses ways that technology can be applied to the local food business to help farmers sell more, and to help consumers know more about the food that they buy and feed to their families. Scan our QR codes and stay tuned for more info.
Small Farmers can get a Big Boost with smart labels
Produce, and Meats from small farms can now gain access to affordable GTIN bar-codes, packaged with QR codes and a mobile marketing app, so that customers can find and purchase quickly, and be sure that the food is part of a local economy. Stay tuned for new locations with “source verified” food grown by family farms
We’re gathering information on buyers of local foods, particularly in schools, hospitals and other institutions and would appreciate survey responses ( link attached) if you fall into any of those categories OR if you are a retail buyer concerned with finding truly local meats. This is for the QR and GTIN bar-code system that’s now being tested. THANKS for helping us gain some meaningful responses to help local farms label their goods in the most cost effective and most efficient ways ! Eat Well.
Farmer Survey regarding local food labeling
We’re thrilled to announced that a survey is now active through June 7th to gauge interest in a Local Food Labeling system that will allow small family farms to get standard bar-codes for their products to improve shipping, inventory and retailing at little or no cost to the farm. Consumers want to confirm that anything labeled as ” Local Food” really does come directly from a farm in their area, and the Locale system provides for a direct link to farm information, including the exact location, from a simple smart phone app that scans the Locale bar-code. Please link to the survey to participate and include contact information at the end if you think this can help your farm and community.
Our team has created a survey to first determine farmer’s interest and questions about the QR and GTIN bar-code labeling that is now available in our region through the good people at OurLocale.com. Please participate in the survey, and check back with http://www.localechesapeake.com for a link in the coming weeks. We want to create a system for all consumers, institutional buyers, restaurants, farmers market customers and all consumers to “Know their Farmer” and so that we can all choose foods that are carefully grown to the highest of standards. “Source Verified” is important to us all.
The Governor and the Department of Agriculture in Maryland are once again creating a ” Buy Local Challenge” to residents of the Free State. July 21st is the date for the Cook-off at the Governor’s house in Annapolis and it kicks off a week of focus on Maryland grown foods with events running from July 23-31 across the state. Visit http://www.BUY-LOCAL-CHALLENGE.com for info on how your workplace can participate and possibly win a catered lunch for the office!
Welcome to LocaleChesapeake; a local food verification , and food safety compliance system. We’ll publish technical info, and we’ll link to other “local food” participants in the middle atlantic states.
New and old processes bring local food from family farms -
Local food systems in the Middle Atlantic Region 