California

Imperfect Foods

“Imperfect Foods was founded in 2015 with a mission to eliminate food waste and build a better food system for everyone. We offer imperfect (yet delicious) produce, affordable pantry items, and quality eggs and dairy. We deliver them conveniently to our customers’ doorsteps and pride ourselves on offering up to a 30% discount compared to grocery store prices. Our customers can get the healthy, seasonal produce they want alongside the grocery staples they rely on, without having to compromise their budget or values. We’re proving that doing the right thing for the planet doesn’t have to cost more, and that shopping for quality ingredients can support the people and resources that it takes to grow our favorite foods.”

We specialize in:

  • Industrial Ag Issues
  • Institutional & Wholesale Markets
  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support

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We work in these areas:

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Idaho
  • National
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Oregon
  • Utah
  • Washington

Culinary Breeding Network

“The Culinary Breeding Network mission is to build communities of plant breeders, seed growers, farmers, produce buyers, chefs and other stakeholders to improve quality in vegetables, fruits and grains.

GOALS

Identify relevant and desirable vegetable, grain and fruit varieties that grow well for organic farmers and taste great

Educate the public about the importance of organic plant breeding

Encourage and empower people to cook with locally grown foods

Promote vegetables, grains and fruits through marketing campaigns

Create relationships between stakeholders in the food system

Build community and encourage collaboration

Create engagement with the great public through interactive events and activities”

We specialize in:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance
  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
  • Resources for Beginning Farmers

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We work in these areas:

  • California
  • Florida
  • National
  • New York
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin

Western Extension Risk Management Education

“The Western Extension Risk Management Education Center (Western Center) is one of five USDA NIFA Extension Risk Management Education Centers. Partnering with state university Extension educators and public and private sector partners in the west, the Center provides tools and training to support producers in establishing long-term risk management strategies that will strengthen the economic viability of their farm and ranch enterprises.”

We specialize in:

  • Disaster Relief/Resilience
  • Financial & Business Planning
  • Industrial Ag Issues
  • Institutional & Wholesale Markets

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We work in these areas:

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Oregon
  • Utah
  • Washington
  • Wyoming

CSA Innovation Center

“The CSA Innovation Network is a resource base of programs and tools built by and for individuals and organizations supporting Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) development. The purpose of the CSA-IN is to generate and facilitate idea sharing across the CSA community and to build awareness of the value of CSA to consumers.”

We specialize in:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance

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We work in these areas:

  • California
  • Kentucky
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • National
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Oregon
  • Wisconsin

Center for Ecoliteracy

“The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to cultivating education for sustainable living.

We recognize that students need to experience and understand how nature sustains life and how to live accordingly. We encourage schools to teach and model sustainable practices.

The Center leads systems change initiatives, publishes original books and resources, facilitates conferences and professional development, and provides strategic consulting. We work at multiple levels of scale, with local, regional, state, and national programs.”

We specialize in:

  • Direct Marketing Assistance
  • Institutional & Wholesale Markets
  • Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support

We can also help you with:

We work in these areas:

  • California
  • National