WI DATCP Local Food Business Seminar “Selling Through a Distributor”

The 2014-2015 next Local Food Business Seminar series is “Selling through a Distributor.” Registration is open now.  Classes cost between $10 and $15 each. Something Special from Wisconsin participants get a $5 discount per class. Monday, March 2nd 2015, 9:00AM – 12:15 PM – Register Online Retzer Nature Center S14 W28167 Madison Street Waukesha, WI […]

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The Arkansas Food Innovation Center (AFIC) Online workshops

The Arkansas Food Innovation Center (AFIC) is a fully-equipped service center for food product development and processing. AFIC is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is part of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Institute of Food Science and Engineering. AFIC’s role is to advance the local food industry in the state of Arkansas […]

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Wisconsin State Fair Canning Competition!!!

Do you have some mouthwatering recipes for canning up some tasty pickles, sweet & delish jellies, spicy salsas or scrumptious BBQ sauces??? Or do you know someone that does? If so, then you SHOULD enter your value-added canned food item into the FIRST Statewide annual canned food competition called the Jammin’ Jamboree, which will be […]

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FEED Incubator Kitchen in Madison

Food Enterprise and Economic Development (FEED)  Kitchens, a project of the Northside Planning Council of Madison, includes five commercial kitchens, with specialized equipment for baking, produce preparation and processing, deli prep and meat processing. The 5,400-square-foot facility is available for rent by the hour so that food businesses and individuals seeking to sell food to […]

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The Village Hive: Bakery & Local Foods Collective

Located in Amherst, Central Wisconsin, The Village Hive Bakery & Local Food Collective is Wisconsin’s newest shared-use kitchen. The Village Hive is located at 127 Main St. and is currently open to retail customers from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. However, this food processing facility can also be rented by the hour […]

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Organic Processing Requirements and Certification

The Organic Processing Institute will be holding a workshop on Feb. 11th from 4:30pm – 6:30pm at the West Madison Ag Research Station, 8502 Mineral Point Rd., Verona, WI, 53593 (SW side of Madison); or attend online. See the registration form for more details. The Instructors will be: Michelle Menken, Organic Communications Coordinator, Minnesota Crop […]

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Buy Local Buy Wisconsin Grants Awarded!

The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced the eight recipients of the 2014 Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grants at the Wisconsin Local Food Network Summit in Milwaukee on Friday January 31st. “I am pleased that DATCP was able to provide support for these innovative local food projects through the Buy Local, Buy […]

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What are your entrepreneurial traits?

  Some people just have that entrepreneurial spirit about them – do you know what kind of entrepreneurial traits you have? Before you start working on your business plan, take this short three page worksheet that will help you assess what kind of entrepreneurial traits you possess. Entrepreneurial Traits Worksheet

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Food Processing Survey

Calling all Processors; we want to hear from you!   How are you looking to grow or improve your food business? What challenges or obstacles do you face? What resources do you utilize? What resources do you need? Let us know by completing a short 15 minute survey at: https://uwmadison.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_agTAgun6mVWc4Pr           […]

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Feasibility Survey for Shared-Use Kitchen in Owen, WI

The Central Wisconsin Agribusiness Innovation Center of Owen, Wisconsin is researching the possibility of developing a multi-purpose facility designed to foster education, training, research, and business development in the fields of agribusiness, biotechnology and renewable energy. If you would like to see a facility like this in the north central region of Wisconsin, please take […]

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