Hi I'm a culinary graduate DFW moved to Eastland Texas, where my wife and I picked up agriculture degrees to dive further into the supply chain infrastructure. We would love to connect and discuss more about the ups and downs on all the things we've been doing in little ole' Eastland county.
That would be great. I would love to connect with you and help in any way that I can. Please feel free to send me a message, and we can plan a time to talk.
Would love to connect. I'm growing in Ann Arbor, MI, which has a thriving local food scene. Really passionate about fanning those flames and bringing our vet to more people.
I would love to get involved with you! The students in my classes at Dallas College are all very interested in learning more about growing in the DFW area and they love learning about my full time job at Gotham. I use every opportunity I can to connect lessons in the Biology and Botany courses I teach to growing crops but I've been thinking a lot on what the next step is. I've had several students this very semester ask how they can come learn more about growing and get involved with it.
Hi Nick! It's great to hear that you're in the DFW area, and I would love to connect with you about several things. I am more than happy to speak to your classes any time and visit your facility at Gotham. There are also several initiatives that your students can help with to build a local food system—let's talk and get something growing!
Is it expected that businesses aren't embracing local? In my head, I said, "yep, that's capitalist greed, cutting corners," but do you think it's that, or them not wanting to cut off customer need by raising prices to offset?
I can imagine both ways, but you live there... I have so many thoughts on this, but with the lens of where I live...
I think there is a large part of this situation that is a problem with the "chicken and the egg." Realistically, I think that if we are just talking philosophically, most businesses would like to support local farmers and the local food system. However, right now, there simply is not enough locally grown/raised food product, AND there is no easy way to find it. Combine those problems with the challenges of price parity with the global food system and consistent product availability demanded by customers regardless of seasonality, and the challenges become significant.
Hi I'm a culinary graduate DFW moved to Eastland Texas, where my wife and I picked up agriculture degrees to dive further into the supply chain infrastructure. We would love to connect and discuss more about the ups and downs on all the things we've been doing in little ole' Eastland county.
That would be great. I would love to connect with you and help in any way that I can. Please feel free to send me a message, and we can plan a time to talk.
Would love to connect. I'm growing in Ann Arbor, MI, which has a thriving local food scene. Really passionate about fanning those flames and bringing our vet to more people.
Sounds exciting! Our areas of work focus overlap quite a bit. Good to see what you’re doing here.
There is a vibrant and growing community of agriculture writers here on Substack with a huge collective knowledge about these things.
I would love to get involved with you! The students in my classes at Dallas College are all very interested in learning more about growing in the DFW area and they love learning about my full time job at Gotham. I use every opportunity I can to connect lessons in the Biology and Botany courses I teach to growing crops but I've been thinking a lot on what the next step is. I've had several students this very semester ask how they can come learn more about growing and get involved with it.
Hi Nick! It's great to hear that you're in the DFW area, and I would love to connect with you about several things. I am more than happy to speak to your classes any time and visit your facility at Gotham. There are also several initiatives that your students can help with to build a local food system—let's talk and get something growing!
Is it expected that businesses aren't embracing local? In my head, I said, "yep, that's capitalist greed, cutting corners," but do you think it's that, or them not wanting to cut off customer need by raising prices to offset?
I can imagine both ways, but you live there... I have so many thoughts on this, but with the lens of where I live...
I think there is a large part of this situation that is a problem with the "chicken and the egg." Realistically, I think that if we are just talking philosophically, most businesses would like to support local farmers and the local food system. However, right now, there simply is not enough locally grown/raised food product, AND there is no easy way to find it. Combine those problems with the challenges of price parity with the global food system and consistent product availability demanded by customers regardless of seasonality, and the challenges become significant.