Food Hub Training Series
Local Food for Local Families
Food Hub Training Series
February-March 2023
Hopa Mountain, Mission West Community Development Partners, Local Food Marketplace, and collaborative partners including Western Montana Growers Cooperative, The O’Hara Commons & Sustainability Center, Yellowstone Valley Food Hub, Root Cellar Foods and Wicked Good Produce & Farm are offering an initial online five-part Food Hub Training series:
Zoom Meeting link for February & March series:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88564637160?pwd=TFJLelpCZDkzdFhsVERzSUZkamwwQT09
Meeting ID: 885 6463 7160
Passcode: 064903
Defining a Food Hub
Tuesday, February 7, 12 – 1 p.m.
Jan Tusick, of Mission West Community Development Corporation will provide an overview on what a Food Hub is and what defines its operations.
Successful Food Hubs in Montana – a discussion
Tuesday, February 14, 12 – 1 p.m.
A panel of speakers representing Montana’s current successful food hubs will offer an overview of their unique business models and the geographic areas and markets they serve.
Food Hub Business Structures
Tuesday, March 7, 12 – 1 p.m.
Kaylee Thornley and Jan Tusick with Mission West will provide an overview into different food hub structural options, such as cooperatives, 501c3, partnerships, LLCs, and legal, facility and operational considerations for different models.
Local Food Marketplace Software for Food Hubs
Tuesday, March 14, 12 – 1 p.m.
Stefanie Jaeger and Amy McCann will provide an overview of Local Food Marketplace software for local food producer and hub operations.
Food Hub – Q & A
Tuesday, March 21, 12 – 1 p.m.
Hopa Mountain staff will facilitate a discussion of priority topics for emerging food hubs.
Information on available supports for emerging community food hub projects via Local Food for Local Families partners will be provided.
