Now, this can mean anything between access to a dirt airstrip for Bush freight, to our pitifully small paved road system, to ferry and barge service along our marine and inland waterways. But it also means the capacity for specialty storage, handling, packaging, freight forwarding, and a whole host of speed bumps that stymie small to medium food producers in the state.
Say you've managed to grow a bumper crop. As it stands now, you must harvest as much as possible and find a way to get it into your customers' hands as soon as practical. This may mean leaving the farm to attend farm and garden markets, make deliveries, or perhaps supply various restaurants and specialty vendors. By the time you've managed all of that, the peak of ripeness is rushing past and with no way to properly store the rest....well, it's been said that as much as 40 percent of the produce grown here, is wasted in the field for this reason.
A shame and a troubling waste of perfectly edible food, isn't it?
The solution to this dilemma is called a "Food Hub". It is the remedy to the daunting, complex problem facing numerous small and medium producers.
Here in Southcentral, an experienced CEO is offering his services and facility to the farming community. This facility has dry, chill and freeze areas...and they can be customized to your specific needs. It includes a DEC approved kitchen area, as well as warehouse racking for palletized goods.
Anyone who has looked over their fields and calculated the lost income of wasted produce, should consider this solution. The operation will be a member co-op, with professional management.
Contact:
Bogard Logistics
Bogard Logistics
Terry Smith
907.360.2403
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