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“Adding good stuff is much harder than shrinking the bad.”

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Open Source Initiative Makes Food Safety Information Available to Everyone

We’re giving a shout-out to the Open Source Food Safety Initiative launched last week by the Underground Food Collective and Sarapis. Open Source is often applied to technology, as we’ve discussed in...

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Collaboration Outperforms Policy

I’m sharing my response to a recent thread on the National Good Food Network Food Hub Collaboration Discussion Group, started by a question: We are wondering what policies (and how strict) have been...

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9 Resources, Readings and Organizations to Support in 2017

As 2016 winds down, we’ve put together a shortlist of resources and organizations working on key issues related to building and maintaining sustainable local food economies. If you’re looking for some...

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Transparency On Demand: Local Orbit’s New Marketing Tools

Transparency is good for business. “The drivers of consumer value appear to have fundamentally changed, with far-reaching implications for the food and beverage industry. Traditional drivers (Taste,...

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Your Biggest Software Cost Isn’t the Software

The most significant cost of software has nothing to do with technology. It’s the cost of user engagement and adoption within your organization once you choose the software. Ease of use one of the most...

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“Local beer takes more than a taproom.”

Last year we highlighted LINC Foods’ work with Gonzaga University to overcome logistics challenges in order to get local produce into university dining halls. We’re big fans of LINC’s work, not just...

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Surprising learnings from our user survey – and what we’re doing about it.

We recently conducted a series of surveys among our network of local food suppliers, food hubs, and buyers. While we weren’t surprised that most buyers say they can’t find enough local product to meet...

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Our new year’s resolution

I am writing to let you know about an exciting change at Local Orbit. My name is Rob Barreca and I recently became the new CEO of Local Orbit. I’m a food hub director, organic farmer, and Local Orbit...

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