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Regional cooperative Westerkwartier is chosen by EURADA as one of the best innovations in Europe
23 November 2018The regional cooperative Westerkwartier is chosen as one of the two best innovations in Europe by the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA). This is a great compliment for this ambitio…
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Regional beef cooperative
13 November 2018The regional beef cooperative Natuurvlees Westerkwartier is a joint venture between various links in the meat chain: a.o. dairy farmers, cattle farmers, nature conservation organizations, meat process…
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Three cooperatives in East-Flanders
13 November 2018In the East of Flanders (Belgium), already three cooperatives are established: Mmm...eetjesland, Smaak van Waas and Vlapas, in which producers unite in a cooperative collaboration. Within these local…
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Snack bar of the Future winner of the Green Pepper Award
05 November 2018Snack bar of the Future (Snackbar van de toekomst) is this year's winner of the Green Pepper Award! On November 3d alderman Mattias Gijsbertsen from the municipality of Groningen awarded a prize for …
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Lean Management as best practice for horticulture
29 October 2018Within the REFRAME-project a seminar was recently arranged that focused on Lean Management and the need to save time in order to find ways to grow in competence and as a business. Target group for sha…
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Dutch Cuisine - developing the regional food culture
14 October 2018The Municipality of Groningen stimulates the use of regional products in restaurant meals and by catering companies, by promoting the label ‘Dutch Cuisine’. The label helps SME's such as restaurants a…
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A taste of farm life in a picnic basket
19 September 2018In the Belgian province of West Flanders, 22 farms offer visitors well-filled picnic baskets. The farm picnic offers holiday-makers a chance to vicariously enjoy the country life of today´s farmers.
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CSA, an alternative marketing system
18 September 2018CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, which constitutes a win-win situation for farmers and consumers. The consumer buys a share in the farm and therefore is involved in everything that is h…
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100% West-Flemish, strong network
10 September 2018The Province of West Flanders has countless outstanding farm and regional products. The 100% West-Flemish label gives recognition to honest, authentic and top-quality products from West Flanders. INAG…
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Crowdfunding – a model for targeted market expansion and investment capital growth
09 July 2018COOP Crowdfunding is a platform to raise funding for visionary food producers who have a good idea, but lack funding to realise their ideas. In this way the general public will benefit by getting even…
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