Our Impact
At Sunbird Farm, we don’t cultivate crops: we cultivate farmers and local food lovers. We understand local food systems, have seen what policies work, implemented processes that work for both farmers and buyers, and include key players from community and business, to deliver solutions that can truly make a difference.
Folks have been listing all the challenges to local food sourcing for the last 15 years. We focus on solutions that have worked for schools, universities, corporate cafeterias and hospitals. Let’s work with farmers that want to grow and represent the future of our food supply AND the future of our landscape. Our unique experience of helping family farms succeed in wholesale and helping schools and other institutions each purchase thousands of hundreds of dollars annually in local food sets us apart from the rest.
250+ Farms and Food Artisans Added Revenue
Produce, Dairy, Meat, Fish, Eggs, Value-added, across several states and regions, have benefitted from new markets, expanded sales, and technical assistance, thanks to our services
Millions of $$ and lbs of Local Food Purchased
Contact us to learn more about the large universities, schools, corporations, broadline distributors, restaurant groups, and more that have significantly impacted the regional food system with our support
Communities and Individuals that Thrive
1.32 to 2.4 times - that is the impact on the local community. For $1 spent on local food, at least 1.30 to $2.40 go back to the community.
Many studies show that both taste and nutrition are significantly boosted when locally grown food is consumed - individuals need less food to get the same nutritional impact and food satiety.
