Equiti Foods, LLC

At the Regional Level,equiti Foods Will Generate Economic Opportunities for Small Farmers by Purchasinggrade B Produce and Seasonal Excess for Our "good Bowls" Product,which Is a Healthy,affordable,good-tasting Frozen Meal Based on the Mediterranean Diet With a Southern Twist. Equiti Foods Supportshealthy Food Access Among Low Income and Minority Populations Using a Cost-offset/sliding Scale Model.we Partner With Local Businesses to Produce the Bowls,sourcing Ingredients From Local Farms Creatingnew Economic Opportunities for Both Farmers and Local Commercial Kitchens. We Use Social Franchise Andpay-it-forward Co-branding Models With Marketing to Promote Local Food,driving More Business to Csasand Farmers Markets an Initial Covid-related Pay-it-forward Pilot With a Small Farm and Commercialkitchen Resulted in Nearly $1000 in Increased Revenue in 2 Weeks. We Request Funding to Developinfrastructure to Expand and Support a Network of Partner Farms in Our Region by: 1) Developing an Onlinemarketplace for Farms to Sell Excess or Grade B Commodities to Equiti Foods and Others; 2) Creating Andtesting New Recipes for Good Bowls Based on Seasonal Farm Supply Trends; and 3) Enhancing a Digitalplatform for Selling and Distributing Co-branded Farm/good Bowls Direct-to Consumer. at the State Level,we Will Leverage Our Experience and Our Founder's Extensive Food Systems Networks to Assist 8 Food Hubsand Affiliated Farmers to Tap a Unique Opportunity Resulting From a Medicaid Waiver That Will Reimbursefood Boxes and Prepared Meals for Low-income Families as Part of a $650 Million "healthy Opportunitypilot."