Local Orbit’s Field Notes

stories and resources for re-linking the food chain

Erika Block in Local Orbit’s Field Notes

Aug 17, 2016

Top Revenue Drivers for Local Food Producers

Local Orbit supports 12,000 buyers and suppliers across North America who do…

Erika Block in Local Orbit’s Field Notes

Oct 11, 2016

Making Connections: How We Think About Software as a Service

Erika Block in Local Orbit’s Field Notes

Aug 19, 2016

Change Food Speaker Spotlight: Erika Block

Local Orbit CEO Erika Block is giving a Change Talk as part of the Business Doing It Right track at this year’s Change Food Festival in New York. This interview with Brittany Barton originally appeared on the Change Food Fest Blog.

Erika Block in Local Orbit’s Field Notes

Jan 8, 2017

The way we eat is changing.

We want to know where our food comes from and how it was produced. Food buyers and suppliers are reinventing the way they operate to meet rapidly growing consumer demand for healthier, sustainable food.

Erika Block in Local Orbit’s Field Notes

Oct 28, 2015

Small Farm Tech: Food’s Past and Future at Work

from Daniel Matthews’ article on Triple Pundit

It’s easy to think of the small farm as a bastion of The Way Things Used to Be. And it’s comforting. But the reality of small, organic farms is that they are constantly…