Completed Competitive Grant

Routing foods into southeast Iowa

Project ID: M2009-10

Abstract

The investigators studied the feasibility of starting and operating a farmers' market cooperative in southeast Iowa.

Key Question: Can local farmers use a joint enterprise to share marketing and sales services for local producer?

Findings: Examples from other parts of the country showed that business models on comparable levels had been successful and could be explored further.

Lead investigator: Elisabet Humble, Pathfinders Resource Conservation & Development (formerly)

Co-Investigator(s):

Year of grant completion: 2011

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Marketing Initiative.

Topics: Community-based food systems

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