Resources
Local Food Directories
Farmers’ Markets
Area Collaboratives
Fact Sheets
Marketing Tips for Farmers
Other BFBL Chapters Nearby
Local Food Directories
LSP Stewardship Food Directory
www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/sfd.pdf
LSP Twin Cities CSA Directory
www.landstewardshipproject.org/csa.html
Eats & Arts Polk County 2009
www.scfbuylocal.org
Farm Fresh Locally Grown Food Directory: St. Croix Valley Region
Contact: Ruth Hilfiker; phone: 715-684-3301, ext. 5; e-mail:
ruthh@co.saintcroix.wi.us
www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/stcroix/hort/index.html
Minnesota Grown
www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown/directory.htm
Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas
www.farmfreshatlas.org
Farmers’ Markets
2010 St. Croix River Valley Farmers’ Market Schedule
www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/st_croix_farmers_markets.pdf
Minnesota Farmers’ Markets
www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown/farmersmarkets.htm
Wisconsin Farmers’ Markets
www.savorwisconsin.com/farmers_market_srch/default.asp
www.anythingwisconsin.com/farmmarkets.htm
Area Collaboratives
 What We Need is Here
The St. Croix River Buy Fresh Buy Local Chapter is a participating organization in What We Need is Here, a collaborative of nonprofit groups united to spark local action toward sustainable living in the St. Croix River Valley. The collaborative publishes a monthly newsletter covering a broad range of topics including food, transportation, energy use and more, as it all pertains to the Valley. Read about the aims of What We Need is Here, see the list of collaborating organizations and sign up for the newsletter at http://www.uwrf.edu/sustain/what-we-need.html.
Fact Sheets
Racking up the Miles www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/factsheets/11_food_miles_2008.pdf
Rural Development and Local Foods www.landstewardshipproject.org/pdf/factsheets/15_econ_dev_2008.pdf
Marketing Tips for Farmers
MOSES has a variety of resources for organic farmers, and also provides links to some University of Wisconsin Extension fact sheets about direct marketing and marketing to restaurants for all farmers.
www.mosesorganic.org/productioninfo.html
NC Organic Though focused on North Carolina, this website contains generally applicable marketing advice.
www.ces.ncsu.edu/fletcher/programs/ncorganic/marketing.html
Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Marketing Guide
www.datcp.state.wi.us/mktg/business/marketing/val-add/directmktg/blbw.jsp
SARE produces a variety of marketing resources for sale. Topics include CSA, farm-to-school, selling to restaurants, and more.
wsare.usu.edu/pub/index.cfm?sub=mktsearch
Other Buy Fresh Buy Local Chapters Nearby
Red River Valley
localfoods.umn.edu/bfblrrv/
Upper Minnesota River Valley (Pride of the Prairie)
www.prideoftheprairie.org
Southern Wisconsin
www.reapfoodgroup.org/BFBL/
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