In this episode, Rockiell Woods, director of NCAT's Gulf States Office in Jackson, Mississippi, begins an occasional series on scaling up agriculture operations with Bill Evans, director of horticulture with Up in Farms Food Hub in Jackson.
Rockiell and Bill talk about when scaling up – increasing production or investing in ways to reduce costs – is appropriate. They also set the stage for discussing other issues a small producer considering scaling up would need to address, such as marketing, finance, and labor costs.
For more information on this subject, you can contact Rockiell Woods directly via email at rockw@ncat.org
Related ATTRA Resources:
Food Hub
Local Marketing, Processing, and Institutions
Scaling Up Your Vegetable Farm for Regional Markets
Scaling Up for Regional Markets: Midwest Case Studies
Scaling Up tutorial
Intermediated Markets tutorial
A Conversation with Atina Diffley podcast
Bringing Local Foods to Local Institutions
Other Resources:
Up in Farms Food Hub website
Up in Farms Food Hub Facebook page
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