Mid-Shore Food System Categories

1. * Mid-Shore Food System

2. * Farm Inputs

2.1. * Agricultural equipment

2.2. * Animal feed producer or supplier

2.3. * Beekeeper supplier

2.4. * Compost producer or supplier

2.5. * Feed store

2.6. * Fertilizer supplier

2.7. * Land access / conservation

2.8. * Livestock breeder

2.9. * Maple sugaring supplies and equipment

2.10. * Nursery / greenhouse

2.11. * Other: Farm Inputs

2.12. * Pest and disease control

2.13. * Regulatory authority

2.14. * Seed producer or supplier

2.15. * Soil / mulch producer or supplier

2.16. * Support organization: Farm Inputs

3. * Food Processing & Manufacturing

3.1. * All other confectionaries

3.2. * Bakery

3.3. * Brewery

3.4. * Butcher Shop

3.5. * Cheese

3.6. * Chocolatier

3.7. * Cider mill

3.8. * Co-packer / contract manufacturer

3.9. * Coffee Roasters

3.10. * Distillery / Spirits

3.11. * Fluid milk

3.12. * Food incubator

3.13. * Grain mill

3.14. * Ice Cream

3.15. * Meat processing

3.16. * Non-alcoholic beverages

3.17. * Other dairy processing

3.18. * Shared-use commercial kitchen

3.19. * Slaughterhouse

3.20. * Specialty foods / snacks

3.21. * Support organization: Food Production

3.22. * Winery

3.23. * Yogurt

4. * Retail Distribution

4.1. * Bars / pubs

4.2. * Beer, wine, liquor store

4.3. * CSA

4.4. * Caterer

4.5. * Co-op

4.6. * Convenience store

4.7. * Country store

4.8. * Deli

4.9. * Dining service / cafeteria

4.10. * Farm stand / farm store

4.11. * Farmers’ market

4.12. * Fast food

4.13. * Grocery store

4.14. * Natural / health food store

4.15. * Online market

4.16. * Restaurant / café

4.17. * Specialty foods store

4.18. * Support organization: Retail Food Outlets

5. * Crosscutting Issues

6. * Food System Education

6.1. * Adult / continuing education

6.2. * Career and Technical Education Center

6.3. * Colleges / Universities

6.4. * Farm to School programs

6.5. * General food system education

6.6. * Out of school programs

6.7. * Support organization: Education

7. * Food System Business Planning and Technical Assistance

7.1. * Access to capital

7.2. * Accounting and taxes

7.3. * Feasibility and planning

7.4. * Human resources

7.5. * Infrastructure

7.6. * Land access

7.7. * Legal and estate planning

7.8. * Marketing

7.9. * Packaging and safety

7.10. * Production / Processing technical assistance

7.11. * Regulations and permits

8. * Food System Energy Issues

8.1. * Biodiesel site

8.2. * Installers / consultants / manufacturers

8.3. * Methane digester site

8.4. * Solar site

8.5. * Support organization: Energy

8.6. * Wind site

9. * Leadership and Collective Impact

9.1. * Support organization: Farm Inputs

9.2. * Support organization: Marketing

10. * Consumer Demand

10.1. * Agriculture and culinary tourism

10.2. * Food system media

10.3. * General food system education

10.4. * Local food directories

10.5. * Marketing consultants

10.6. * Support organization: Marketing

11. * Food Production

11.1. * Beef

11.2. * Berries

11.3. * Dairy

11.4. * Fish / Seafood

11.5. * Fruits

11.6. * Grains

11.7. * Herbs

11.8. * Honey / Apiary

11.9. * Hops

11.10. * Lamb

11.11. * Mushrooms

11.12. * Nuts

11.13. * Oilseeds

11.14. * Other: Food Production

11.15. * Pork

11.16. * Poultry

11.17. * Support organization: Food Production

11.18. * Vegetables

11.19. * Vineyard (grapes)

12. * Aggregation, Distribution, and Storage

12.1. * Aggregation facility / food hub

12.2. * Broker / sourcer

12.3. * Cold / refrigerated storage facility

12.4. * Distributor

12.5. * Dry storage facility

12.6. * Support organization: Food Distribution or Storage

13. * Nutrient Management

13.1. * Compost producer or supplier

13.2. * Private hauler

13.3. * Regulatory authority

13.4. * Support organization: Nutrient Management

13.5. * Waste management district / facility

14. * Food Security on the Mid-Shore

14.1. * Child meal site / nutrition programs

14.2. * Community / public garden

14.3. * Cooking / nutrition classes

14.4. * Fitness / nutrition program

14.5. * Food Bank / pantry / shelf

14.6. * Gleaning programs

14.7. * Localvore / Transition Town / Community group

14.8. * Senior meal site / nutrition programs

14.9. * Soup kitchen / meal site

14.10. * Supplemental assistance programs

14.11. * Support organization: Food Access and Nutrition

15. * Food System Labor and Workforce Development

15.1. * Incubator programs

15.2. * Internship / Apprenticeship / Mentorship programs

15.3. * Support organization: Workforce Development

16. * Financing the Food System

16.1. * Bonds

16.2. * Convertible debt

16.3. * Credits / incentives

16.4. * Equity

16.5. * Grants

16.6. * Leases

16.7. * Loan guarantees

16.8. * Loans / debt

16.9. * Program related investment (PRI)

16.10. * Royalty financing

17. * Food System Regulation

17.1. * Advocacy organization

17.2. * Regulatory authority