Resource Details
Agriculture, Business, Economic Development, Food & Beverage, Start-Up & Entrepreneur, Sustainability
FEAST! Local Food Network
OUR OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: To link entrepreneurs to information and business expertise, to boost entrepreneurs access to financial support and to increase and strengthen regional connections
Eligibility
Food entrepreneurs using local food ingredients that champion sustainbility
Top Benefits
- Peer Networks
- Feast Financing
- Grow a Farmer loan program
- Smart Start technical assistance program
- FEAST! Local Foods Marketplace festival and tradeshow event
Renewing the Countryside
Renewing the Countryside strengthens rural areas by championing and supporting rural communities, farmers, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, activists and other people who are renewing the countryside through sustainable and innovative initiatives, businesses, and projects.
Contact
608-712-8340
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