Hillandale Food Hub (DBA Farmers’ Community Food Hub)
A Micro-local Aggregator, Marketer, and Distributor of Locally and Organically Grown Farm Product
A Micro-local Aggregator, Marketer, and Distributor of Locally and Organically Grown Farm Product
The Hillandale Food Hub, a RI Benefit Corporation, is a consortium of partner farms cooperating to provide the highest quality organically-grown meats and produce to residents, specialty markets and hospitality businesses in the greater Westerly, Eastern CT, and Block Island area.
It is by design that most of the food handled by the Hub originates within 30 miles (South County, RI and New London County, CT) of its base of operations in Westerly, RI and is distributed inside a 25 mile radius of same. Due to limited high quality grazing lands and other factors, some proteins emanate from outside this radius but still from within the bioregion.
Partner farms and producers also support the Ayers Foundation through their respective expertise and knowledge by supporting educational programs that benefit HUNDREDS of students per year through experiential and service-based learning.
Phase I of the Hillandale Food Hub continues to demonstrate its success and is on track to aggregate approximately 90,000 lb. of whole food product in 2019. Phase II is underway, the Hobart B Ayers Meeting House, which will provide processing and storage space, function as our on-site retail outlet, and memorialize Hobart's life work as a mechanical engineer and dairyman. Some history on agriculture in South County will also be featured. Phase III is under development and will entail a larger commercial farm kitchen contributing voluminous value-added products to our bourgeoning, yet mostly local, supply chain.
Our partner Farms meet the highest standards in terms of food quality, freshness, land stewardship, and general care for what they raise and the communities they serve. Collectively, we transcend the contemporary understanding of organic agriculture to a holistic set of beliefs and practices that are centuries old, and needless to say, time-tested.
While the Ayers Foundation derives some of its revenues from this social enterprise today, it is anticipated that its financial autonomy will only increase with time due to the stake and role it will take and play in the evolution of the Hillandale Food Hub and food entrepreneurship.
It is by design that most of the food handled by the Hub originates within 30 miles (South County, RI and New London County, CT) of its base of operations in Westerly, RI and is distributed inside a 25 mile radius of same. Due to limited high quality grazing lands and other factors, some proteins emanate from outside this radius but still from within the bioregion.
Partner farms and producers also support the Ayers Foundation through their respective expertise and knowledge by supporting educational programs that benefit HUNDREDS of students per year through experiential and service-based learning.
Phase I of the Hillandale Food Hub continues to demonstrate its success and is on track to aggregate approximately 90,000 lb. of whole food product in 2019. Phase II is underway, the Hobart B Ayers Meeting House, which will provide processing and storage space, function as our on-site retail outlet, and memorialize Hobart's life work as a mechanical engineer and dairyman. Some history on agriculture in South County will also be featured. Phase III is under development and will entail a larger commercial farm kitchen contributing voluminous value-added products to our bourgeoning, yet mostly local, supply chain.
Our partner Farms meet the highest standards in terms of food quality, freshness, land stewardship, and general care for what they raise and the communities they serve. Collectively, we transcend the contemporary understanding of organic agriculture to a holistic set of beliefs and practices that are centuries old, and needless to say, time-tested.
While the Ayers Foundation derives some of its revenues from this social enterprise today, it is anticipated that its financial autonomy will only increase with time due to the stake and role it will take and play in the evolution of the Hillandale Food Hub and food entrepreneurship.
Helping to ensure the success of these programs and those to follow
cannot be achieved without your participation!
cannot be achieved without your participation!
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