Friday, July 17, 2009

Local Dirt: Find, Sell, and Buy Local Food



Local Dirt is an online site for finding, selling, and buying local food. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Local Dirt does not charge a markup for selling online.

After testing the site in Madison, Wisconsin last year, they've opened the site up nationally on June 15, 2009.

Who Can Use Local Dirt?

To market or sell: farms, local food producers, farmers' markets, farm
cooperatives, and local food distributors.

To buy: individuals, farm stands, restaurants, grocers, schools,
hospitals, and other businesses.

How It Works

1. Profile page - sellers can have a free page to showcase the farm.

2. List and sell products - sellers post products on the site for sale on the
farm, through a farmers' market, or for wholesale delivery. Buyers
search by distance and order online directly from the farm. Invoices
are automatically generated. Local Dirt does not take any markup or
receive any of these payments.

3. List deals - Selling a whole cow? Have excess product? Bids take place online.

You can register for an interactive demonstration whether you're a seller, buyer, or just curious.




[where: Sustainable Food, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Twin Cities, Minnesota]

Local Wine Tasting at MN Garlic Festival!

As if a celebration of garlic wasn't a good enough reason for a festival, they've added a local wine tasting event to Minnesota's 4th Annual Garlic Festival's schedule.

Sponsored by the Crow Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota, the annual Minnesota Garlic Festival takes place this year on August 15 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. The wine tasting will take place from 2 p.m.-6 p.m.

Featured vinters include:

Woodland Hill Winery
Delano
http://www.woodlandhillwinery.com/


Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery
Kimball
http://www.millnerheritage.com/


Glacial Ridge Winery
Spicer
http://www.glacialridgewinery.com/


Hinterland Vineyards
Clara City
https://localfoods.umn.edu/hinterlandvineyards

Other vineyards to be announced.

Festival Admission: Adults $5.00, Kids $3.00
Wine Tasting $5.00 additional ticket, at the door


[where: Sustainable Food, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Twin Cities, Minnesota]