Group: MASCRI Markets
Welcome
Welcome to a network of fruit and vegetable industry members in the Mid-Atlantic Specialty Crop Research Initiative, funded by the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative program <http://www.csrees.usda.gov>
Goals for the MASCRI Markets group are: 1) improving communications between buyers (retail, wholesale, and institutional) and distributors about demand for and availability of local produce and 2) encouraging grower aggregation by commodity to address supply issues.
localfoodsystems.org/files/MASCRIMarketingGoalGroupoutcome.pdf
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Recent Posts
Casey W. Hoy
Sep 22, 9:37am
The following is from "Food for Thought" an email journal. It describes the kind of digital tools we would like to add to the software that is behind this site. Although there is a lot about certification in the article,...
Dana Ollendyke
Oct 13, 3:39pm
7-Eleven will test at 27 Dallas-area locations a new plastic wrap developed by supplier Fresh Del Monte Produce to keep single bananas yellow and firm for five days -- more than double the two-day shelf life for an unwrapped banana. It would...
Dana Ollendyke
Oct 7, 9:45am
TheFood Innovation Center at Rutgers has developed a Best Practices for Sponsors and Managers Course.
This course is designed to provide market sponsors and managers with the practical tools required to successfully plan, begin and...
Dana Ollendyke
Oct 7, 9:40am
The Rutgers Food Innovation Center has developed a Best Practices for Farmers and Vendors Course.
For new vendors, this course provides practical guidance and tools to help farmers and other food purveyors transition to...
Dana Ollendyke
Sep 30, 10:49am
Peaches and Greens, a local produce grower in Detroit, is bringing fresh grown fruits and vegetables to urban Detroit neighborhoods in converted ice cream trucks. Residents can line up to purchase produce similar to kids lining up for...
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