Foodshed.io

About

Foodshed.io solves the inefficiencies of local food distribution. There are many barriers that make access to markets, even local markets, difficult for small-scale farmers. Foodshed.io is connecting sustainable producers to local wholesale markets because we believe that local food is good food and a good economy is a local economy.

Foodshed.io solves the inefficiencies of local food distribution. There are many barriers that make access to markets, even local markets, difficult for small-scale farmers. Foodshed.io is connecting sustainable producers to local wholesale markets because we believe that local food is good food and a good economy is a local economy.

Foodshed.io

Foodshed.io is a mobile marketing app and logistics platform that connects small-scale producers to chefs, supermarkets and institutional buyers within a 250 mile radius. For farmers, it is a simple platform for accessing urban markets, and responding to local demand and opportunities. Under the same platform, Foodshed.io streamlines and aggregates inventory from multiple farms, creating an efficient, reliable and transparent market where buyers can place all of their orders. Foodshed.io uses blockchain, route optimization and real time updates to bridge the seemingly ever increasing gap between city and country life, helping farmers, buyers and consumers benefit from a more localized economy.

Foodshed.io

Foodshed.io is a mobile marketing app and logistics platform that connects small-scale producers to chefs, supermarkets and institutional buyers within a 250 mile radius. For farmers, Foodshed.io is a simple platform for accessing urban markets, and responding to local demand and opportunities. Under the same platform, Foodshed.io streamlines and aggregates inventory from multiple farms,

creating an efficient, reliable and transparent market where buyers can place all of their orders. Foodshed.io uses blockchain, route optimization and real time updates to bridge the seemingly ever increasing gap between city and country life, helping farmers, buyers and consumers benefit from a more localized economy.

Team

Dr. Daniel Beckmann

Founder. Obama '08 alum, Peabody + Emmy Award winning Journalist, ABC News, Current TV, Built Nationwide network of over 3,000 creatives.

Liz Thorpe

Murray’s Cheese - exit to Kroger Amazon fresh lizthorpe.com

Tom Hallaran

Tom is an award winning software engineer and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience. He is currently the CEO of IB5k, a digital agency. When he’s not on his laptop, Tom runs a network of farms in Brooklyn and works with 596acres. He founded Foodshed.io in order to solve the challenges faced by local farms and their clients.

Clare Sullivan

Clare Sullivan has studied agricultural systems around the world: She has worked with smallholder farmers in SubSaharan Africa through the Earth Institute, potato farmers in the Peruvian Andes and Amazon Basin with the CGIAR and started a research-based farm in NYC. She is currently studying in the Geography Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Caro Nicastro

Senior Graphic Designer and UX Designer with more than 15 years experience on branding, web & app design.

Cecilia Rivero

Cecilia is a senior software developer for Foodshed.io who focuses on efficiency, usability and minimalism in her work. She has several years of experience building web and mobile apps, as well as APIs. Cecilia is applying her expertise to maximize Foodshed.io’s potential to boost local economies and farming.

Our process

Foodshed.io Consumer demand for local produce has never been greater, yet retailers struggle to meet it. Foodshed.io solves the problems faced by both buyers and sellers. For grocers, restaurants and institutions, we make it easy to safely source local farm products at scale by aggregating between a network of local farms. For farmers, we provide access to additional, lucrative markets and provide technical assistance with food safety planning, quality standards, logistics and marketing. With the purchasing commitment from retailers, these small to mid-sized farms are able to use more sustainable growing practices and pick the produce when it's perfectly ripe. This sustainably grown produce is then available to a wide range of consumers, giving access to more delicious and fresh produce!.

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