Frederic Laforge

  Co-Founder & CEO @ The Farmers' Truck

   



26 Stories by Frederic Laforge

8 Pro Tips for Operating Your Mobile Farmers’ Market Within COVID-19 Guidelines

Your commitment to delivering healthy food to your community is something to be proud of. And you should be especially proud of operating your...
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Giving Your Passion Purpose: The Reasons I Started a Social Enterprise

So, I’ve always had this strong desire to improve social justice. To right the wrongs around me. I tell myself that if I see...
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How to Manage Your Mobile Farmers’ Market Sustainably With the Right People and Partnerships

Just like a kitchen is the heart of a home, people are the heart and soul of a mobile farmers’ market. From happy customers,...
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The 5 Best Mobile Farmers’ Market Display Tips to Increase Your Sales

We’re going to share our tried and true tips for creating beautiful mobile farmers’ market displays. If you make it easy for people to...
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Food Insecurity and Race: The Troubling Stats and What You Can Do About It

The facts don’t lie. Racial inequity plays a big part in food insecurity in the US. Non-white households are two times more food insecure...
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What’s the Real Cost of Hunger? Finding Local Solutions to America’s Hunger Problem

$130.5 billion.  That’s not a typo. That’s the cost of hunger per year on the American healthcare system.1 And it’s the shocking result of...
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We Share Our Top 5 Financial Tips for Mobile Farmers’ Market Success

Mobile farmers’ markets are as diverse as the foods they serve. And their reasons for being are very worthy. But if you want to...
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Why Fruits and Vegetables Are an Important Part of Your Food Access Mission

The United Nations (UN) declared 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV).1 Even though 2021 is over, it’s still crucial to...
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How Food Affects Our Nation’s Health. The Impact of Poor Nutrition and How to Fix It.

Is it weird to think of food as medicine? Definitely not.  The foods we consume affect our health more than you might think. Some...
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What the Blue Zones Teach Us About Healthy Living Is Within Everyone’s Reach

There’s an interesting phenomenon happening in five small pockets of the world. Researchers call these areas the ‘Blue Zones’.1 We’re talking about the happiest...
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