Our Randolph County Food Hub will be a year-round online marketplace offering locally grown, caught, raised, and prepared products. Using a web-based platform, Local Food Marketplace (LFM), producers will have the opportunity to upload products for sale, set their own prices, and update weekly inventory. Customers can view available products, along with producer profiles that communicate each producer’s story. Customers can purchase items from multiple farms, receive one invoice, and pick up in one order, making it easier and more convenient to access multiple farms and producers at once. Producers receive a weekly “pick list” with products already purchased by customers and will make a delivery to the food hub in Asheboro, NC. Products are aggregated and packed by food hub staff, and then ready for pick-up day.
The Randolph County Commercial Kitchen (RCCK) is a shared-use commercial kitchen facility designed to allow Randolph County residents and beyond the opportunity to create, grow, and expand their food business. It has been equipped to accommodate a wide variety of startup food businesses, established food businesses, and caterers. The Randolph County Commercial Kitchen is considered a high-risk facility. Value-added products, meat products as determined by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA) Meat and Poultry Division, and catering products as determined by the Randolph County Environmental Health Department.
