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Feeling Like a Proud Parent: The Launch of Farmhand Foods

From Launching the Venture to a CSE Consulting project and continuing through BASE, Farmhand Foods has ‘grown up’ through the offerings of Kenan-Flagler Business Schools Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. “We started Farmhand Foods to dramatically increase local market access for North Carolina’s pasture-based livestock farmers,” says Jennifer Curtis, Co-Founder. “Farmhand Foods is the kind of business our state needs—entrepreneurs who can tap into the excitement about local food in metropolitan areas like Durham to support farmers and other businesses in rural communities,” says Henry McKoy, NC Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Community Development. Farmhand Foods’ network of pasture-based farm suppliers initially includes Parker Farm (Orange County), Triple B Farm (Granville County), Leigh Farm (Martin County), Read More