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Rural business idea: sell foraged fruits and more

By Becky McCray

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By Becky McCray Need an idea for your next small town or rural business? This one would make a good side hustle: Gather and resell fruit that would otherwise be wasted. Think of all the fruit, berries and nuts that no one picks, especially in yards and public spaces in your town. You don’t have […]

August 3, 2021 Filed Under: economic development, entrepreneurship, ideas, rural Tagged With: building a business, business ideas, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, farmers markets, food business, food ecosystem, foodpreneur, local food, local food system, outdoors jobs, part time businesses, rural, side gigs, side hustles, small business

Too many tomatoes! What to do with extra garden produce

By Small Biz Survival

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How to set up a community fruit and vegetable stand in your neighborhood Reprinted from Love Food, Hate Waste by permission Community fruit and vegetable stands are popping up all around New Zealand, giving people a place where they can leave their excess produce for others to help themselves to. These little roadside structures are […]

March 18, 2019 Filed Under: community, rural Tagged With: food, gardening, guest post, local food, sharing

Enjoying Local Foods and Local Farmers

By Glenn Muske

“I enjoy local foods.” I say and I hear that statement more and more. And as we are right in the middle of another season, this seems like a good time to think about the good tastes among other reasons for supporting local food. We know that agriculture is a big part of our economy. […]

July 12, 2017 Filed Under: shop local, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: economic development, local food, shop local, small business, success

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