Farm generations cooperative is developing an innovative online wholesale marketplace to dramatically increase the procurement of local food by the culinary institute of america CIA and other regional…

Farm generations cooperative is developing an innovative online wholesale marketplace to dramatically increase the procurement of local food by the culinary institute of america CIA and other regional institutions. This project will result in an online marketplace a public summary of a needs assessment focused on increasing local food procurement at the CIA and a collaborativelywritten product specification for the marketplace itself. The marketplace will be tested by CIA and producer collaborators and released for public use nationwide facilitating supplydemand planning billing and inventory management for agricultural producers. Anticipated outcomes include a significant increase in the volume of locally sourced products purchased by the CIA and other institutions directly benefiting farmers ranchers and food processors within the hudson valley region and beyond.