Aliments Farmhouse Food, A Multi-Farm CSA Co-op

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/farm_housefood/"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Aliments Farmhouse Food</strong></span></a> is a multifarm cooperative of seven farm members co-markting their produce, meat, dairy, and more through a home delivery CSA to some three to four hundred members throughout Ottawa, Canada.</p> <p>I talk to farmer member and general manager Leela Ramachandran about how it all began and has grown over the last few years, leveraging the low overhead of direct to consumer delivery to reach beyond traditional markets, the balance between standard boxes and efficiency vs customization and complexity, the roles and responsibilities of the farmer members and staff, logistics, and a whole lot else.</p> <p><em>Mentioned in the show...</em></p> <p><a href="https://alimentsfarmhousefood.com"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Aliments well designed website</strong></span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.notillgrowers.com/blog/2020/8/17/starting-a-cooperative-farm-with-natalie-amp-hanna-of-ferme-agricola?rq=agricola"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>My previous conversation with Aliments farmer member Agricola</strong></span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.track-pod.com"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>TrackPod (app) for delivery optimization</strong></span></a></p> <p>Thank y'all so much for listening. This podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://www.cngfarming.org"><strong>Certified Naturally Grown</strong></a>, <strong><a href= "https://growingformarket.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Growing for Market Magazine</a></strong>, and <a href= "https://www.veggiecropper.com"><strong>Veggie Cropper</strong></a> crop planning software. It's also brought to you by growers like you. If you got something from this podcast, or any of our podcasts, you can support our work for a few bucks a month at <a href="http://notillgrowers.com/support" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>notillgrowers.com/support</strong></a>.