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Buy Fresh, Buy Local Toolbox

"Buy Fresh, Buy Local" Toolbox Application

Toolbox Application Instructions

Purchasing the ?Buy Fresh, Buy Local? Toolbox and joining our campaign is easy. Just follow these simple steps and you?ll be on your way:

  1. View our price list and select your package. First you will need to choose your ?identity package? and select your level of customization. Then you will need to decide whether you want the full Toolbox or the ?Lite? version.

  2. Complete an application. Please type your answers into one of the files provided below and complete the application in three to four pages. We will need you to email the completed application to us. You can download the form in the following formats:

  3. Please email your application to Joani Walsh (joani@foodroutes.org). We can accept electronic (email) versions only because we need to distribute your application to the groups in our campaign.

  4. After you have submitted your application, please wait to be contacted by Design for Social Impact (DFSI), our design firm. They will walk you through your project and help you with further questions/requests.

  5. After your application has been approved and you have finalized your order, you will be asked to send payment. You will then receive your "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" package.

Buy Fresh, Buy Local

Dear Friends,

Thank you for interest in participating in the "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" campaign, and in using these great materials to get the message out about the importance of buying local.

If you are interested in purchasing the "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" Toolbox, please complete our application using the instructions and email the completed application to Joani Walsh. The application helps FoodRoutes Network and the local groups participating in the campaign to ensure that the campaign identity and the Toolbox continue to support community-based food systems.

Once your application has been reviewed and approved, organizations will be expected to read and support the campaign guidelines, which cover how the campaign materials should be used.

The "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" Toolbox is a project of FoodRoutes Network's Buy Local Initiative. The Toolbox was designed by Design for Social Impact (DFSI), and made possible with the combined support of the Baton Rouge Economic and Agriculture Development Alliance (BREADA), Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), and the WaltersGroupUSA.

Thanks again for your interest, and for your efforts. Your work is an important contribution to rebuilding local, community-based food systems across the nation!

Sincerely,

The Staff of FoodRoutes Network


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