A Fresh Take on Food Hubs

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Oct-13 Tue 14:00

https://now.tufts.edu/articles/fresh-take-food-hubs

2020-Oct-13 Tue 14:00

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500Foods shared this story from Nutrition School.

A food distribution platform managed by Jacob Weiss, N20, was awarded $25,000 in Friedman School’s annual Entrepreneurship Competition

A team of alumni from Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy who are supporting small farmers in Sacramento Valley, California, took home the top prize in Friedman School’s Food and Nutrition Entrepreneurship Competition.

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