Marketing involves deciding what products to sell, setting prices, choosing where to sell them, and promoting your business. Distribution is about putting products in front of your customers. Together, marketing and distribution play key roles in the food system. NERFSI collaborates with producers on marketing and finding new venues to sell through, like Nebraska MarketMaker, farm-to-institution programs, and direct-to-consumer outlets like farmers markets.
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Homegrown and Homemade
Buy Fresh Buy Local
Creating a shorter, transparent, and sustainable food chain by educating communities on eating locally and promoting healthy, in-season eating, while also cultivating a future for Nebraska’s family farms by expanding the market for locally-produced foods.
The Farm to School program embraces a three-part system—classroom, cafeteria, and community—from educating children to serving local food on their lunch trays.
Farmers markets strengthen our local economy, companionship, and communities. More than selling produce, foods, and crafts, farmers markets are a connection point for Nebraskans.
The Nebraska Cooperative Development Center (NCDC) is Nebraska’s center for cooperative-based business development, offering education, training, and technical assistance.