BREADTREE FARMS, LLC

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2026-05-19

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2023-07-06

2024-09-23

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Department of Agriculture

VALUE- ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

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2024-03-27

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Department of Agriculture

PROJECT PURPOSE: EXPANDING THE MARKET FOR ORGANIC CHESTNUTS IN THE NORTHEAST U.S. WILL INCREASE ORGANIC CHESTNUT CONSUMPTION BY UNLOCKING KEY GAPS BOTTLENECKS THAT CURRENTLY CONSTRAIN THE GROWTH OF THE NORTHEAST ORGANIC CHESTNUT INDUSTRY. ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE: - CONDUCT FEASIBILITY TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT STUDY OF BEST-IN-CLASS, GLOBAL ORGANIC CHESTNUT PROCESSING FACILITIES- COMPLETE KEY IMPROVEMENTS TO A BREADTREE-OWNED, ON-FARM FACILITY IN SALEM, NY, TO DELIVER PROCESSING CAPACITY FOR ORGANIC CHESTNUTS CHESTNUT FLOUR AS A CURRENTLY-UNAVAILABLE ORGANIC INGREDIENT AT AN INDUSTRY-LEADING SCALE TO INCLUDE THE DESIGN, PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION OF SPECIALIZED PROCESSING, HANDLING, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE HILL STONE BARNS: DEVELOP NEW RECIPES PRODUCT FORMULATIONS FOR CHESTNUTS CHESTNUT FLOUR ENGAGE AT LEAST 75 CHEFS, RESTAURANTS, CULINARY PUBLICATIONS ANNUALLY TO PUBLISH CULINARY RESOURCES INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS DEMAND- CONDUCT OUTREACH AT BUYER-ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, REGIONAL LOCAL FOOD EVENTS FESTIVALS MARKETS, PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION DAYS TARGETED AT HANDLERS, ORGANIC CPGS, FOOD ADVOCACY MARKETING PROFESSIONALS-INCREASE REGIONAL PRODUCER COORDINATION BEST PRACTICES THROUGH TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS, FARM CONSULTATION VISITS, WEBINARS, FOCUSED ON BEST PRACTICES FOR PRODUCT CONSISTENCY, MARKETING, POST-HARVEST PROCESSING COORDINATIONDELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMES:IMPROVE PROCESSING STORAGE CAPACITY:- 2.25M LB INCREASE IN PROCESSING STORAGE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT INCREASED PRODUCTION CONSUMPTIONDEVELOP MARKET ACCESS:- SUPPORT 60 GROWERS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION POTENTIAL 2.25M LBS YEAR IN THE NORTHEAST U.S. TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND WHILE UNLOCKING ORGANIC CHESTNUT FLOUR AS A HIGH-VALUE NATURALLY GLUTEN-FREE ORGANIC INGREDIENT- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAVANNA INSTITUTE: DISSEMINATE FEASIBILITY, EQUIPMENT SPECS, DOCUMENTATION, BUSINESS-CASE ANALYSIS FOR PROCESSING FACILITY TO SUPPORT COMPARABLE FACILITIES IN OTHER REGIONSINCREASE PRODUCTION, DEMAND CONSUMPTION:- SUPPORT 60 GROWERS WHO WILL ADOPT BEST PRACTICES, MANY OF WHOM WILL TRANSITION OR ESTABLISH NEW ORGANIC PRODUCTION AS A RESULT OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES- ENGAGE 490 PRODUCERS, 735 BUYERS, OVER 100,000 ESTIMATED CONSUMERS TO INCREASE DEMAND FOR ORGANIC CHESTNUTS- STRENGTHEN ESTABLISH NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH DISTRIBUTORS BUYERS, AN ESTIMATED 50 OF WHOM WILL BE UNDERSERVEDINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON 10 YEARS OF REGIONAL PRODUCER ENGAGEMENT TO UNDERSTAND NEEDS, RESOURCE GAPS, OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE PRODUCER LIVELIHOODS CONSUMER DEMAND. - EXISTING INTERESTED NORTHEAST PRODUCERS WHO ARE SEEKING TO DIVERSIFY STRENGTHEN THEIR OPERATIONS THROUGH ORGANIC CHESTNUT PRODUCTION.- REGIONAL NATIONAL SUPPLY-CHAIN STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING SUPPLY-SIDE STAKEHOLDERS (PLANNERS, TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, NURSERIES) BUY-SIDE STAKEHOLDERS (PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FOOD COMPANIES) INTERESTED IN INCORPORATING ORGANIC CHESTNUTS CHESTNUT-FLOUR INTO THEIR PRODUCTS- NATIONAL CHESTNUT GROWERS, GROWER COOPERATIVES, REGIONAL PROCESSING EFFORTS, FOOD-SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE EAGER TO UTILIZE THIS PROJECTS RESEARCH TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS (RE: PROCESSING MILLING INFRASTRUCTURE) TO DEVELOP EXPAND ORGANIC MARKETS IN THEIR OWN GEOGRAPHIES- REGIONAL NATIONAL CONSUMERS SEEKING CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE, ORGANIC, LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE, CLIMATE-RESILIENT FOODKEY PARTNERS: THIS PROJECT IS STRENGTHENED BY A GROUNDSWELL OF PRODUCER SUPPORT, AND A COALITION OF FARMING AND FOOD-SYSTEMS LEADERS WHO WILL SUPPORT PUBLICATION, NETWORKED DISSEMINATION, CULINARY AND CPG PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, FARMER-TO-FARMER TECHNICAL SERVICES EDUCATION. KEY PARTNERS INCLUDE: INTERLACE COMMONS, SAVANNA INSTITUTE, BLUE HILL AT STONE BARNS, HOWGOOD, BENNINGTON NRCD, VOLGENAU CLIMATE INITIATIVE, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE FOUNDATION, YELLOWBUD FARM, HELM CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS, FISH PARTNERS, LARKLEA.

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