Breadtree farmswill establish a robust organic chestnut industry within the northeast driven by a mission to unlock substantial growth potential

This project will focus on increasing organic chestnut consumption by developing key processing infrastructure and bolstering regional producer coordination. Breadtree farms will acquire and install specialized processing handling storage and distribution equipment alongside completing improvements to its onfarm facility resulting in increased processing capacity for organic chestnuts. The anticipated outcome of this initiative is a transformative impact on the northeasts agricultural landscape supporting farmers and establishing new market pathways for chestnut producers. The projects beneficiaries include farmers seeking to diversify their enterprises processors involved in chestnut handling and consumers interested in accessing a highvalue glutenfree food source. Furthermore the project aims to strengthen relationships between producers and stakeholders encompassing handlers organic consumer packaged goods companies and food advocacy marketing professionals. Through enhanced processing capabilities and coordinated regional efforts breadtree farms intends to address the existing GAP in inregion commercial processing capacity and facilitate the development of strengthened supplychain connections expanding market access and increasing overall consumption of organic chestnuts within the northeast.