MARKETING
Publications and Web Resources:
Community Supported Agriculture - ATTRA
https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=262
Direct Marketing - ATTRA
https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/viewhtml.php?id=263
Food Value Chains: Creating Shared Value to Enhance Marketing Success - USDA
http://www.thegreenhorns.net/wp-content/files_mf/1404014092foodvaluechains.pdf
Fruit and Vegetable Marketing for Small-scale and Part-time Growers - Penn State University
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/ua262.pdf
Marketing to Restaurants - NC Cooperative Extension
http://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms-marketingrestaurants/
Marketing to Retailers - NC Cooperative Extension
http://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms-marketingretailers/
Tips for Selling through: CSAs - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Agricultural Marketing Service
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/
Consumer Education Resources:
USDA Know Your Farmer Portal
https://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/knowyourfarmer?navid=KNOWYOURFARMER
Local Harvest http://www.localharvest.org
Low Country Local First - Eat Local Challenge http://lowcountrylocalfirst.org/events/eat-local-challenge/
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project's Local Food Guide http://asapconnections.org/find-local-food/local-food-guide/
Organizations
A-Roo Company
22360 Royalton Rd., Strongsville, OH 44149 440-238-8850 (fax) 440-238-2212
Products/Services: Floral packaging, sleeves and bags
Action Bag Company
Kingwood, TX 888-715-3458 (fax) 630-766-2063
Contact: info@actionbag.com
Products/Services: Polybags, tissue paper, cellophane wrap, etc.
Buckhorn
55 West TechneCenter Drive, Milford, OH 45150
800-543-4454
Products/Services: Re-usable plastic containers
Central Carolina Scales
http://www.centralcarolinascale.com/
5393 Farrell Road, Sanford, NC 27330 919-776-7737 (fax) 919-774-1622
Contact: info@centralcarolinascale.com
Products/Services: Market scales
Grower’s Discount Labels
PO Box 70, 632 Tunnel Road, Tunnel, NY 13848
607-693-1572 (fax) 607-693-1572 Contact: info@growersdiscountlabels.com
Products/Services: Labels and design services
Harvest Creations
www.harvestcreationsdesign.com
919-801-1684
Products/Services: Marketing customization, design and consulting company for growers-shippers in the produce industry
ProAg Online
307 Little Chris Lane, Columbia, SC 29172
803-771-6800
Products/Services: Clamshells, mesh and pulp baskets, produce film, trays, corrugated boxes, etc.
Southeastern Paper
50 Old Blackstock Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29301
800-858-7230
Products/Services: Disposables, packaging, sanitation supplies and equipment
Southern Container
10410 Palapote St Suite 130, Houston, TX 77041
713-466-5661 (fax) 713-466-4223
Contact: info@southerncontainer.com
Products/Services: Broad array of packaging options in a wide variety of materials
Richmark Labels
1110 East Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98122
206-322-8884 (fax) 206-328-3703
Contact: info@richmarklabel.com
Products/Services: Wide variety of printed labels for food products