Matt Wechsler from the Village Farmstand
This week, on Inside the Skev, we sit down with Matt Wechsler from the Village Farmstand. Village Farmstand is an online grocery store and micro-warehouse built for small farmers and loyal patrons looking to revolutionize our food system. Village Farmstand is a social entrepreneurship started by filmmaker Matt Wechsler and farmer Marty Travis. The two met in 2013 when Matt and his wife Annie set out to make a documentary about sustainability in agriculture. After meeting Marty, they knew they had found their main character.
The film, Sustainable, was released in 2016 and distributed worldwide, inspiring a new generation of farmers to be part of a fundamentally different food system.Village Farmstand can be found at https://villagefarmstand.com/ and is located at 810 Dempster Street, Evanston IL 60202.
This week, on Inside the Skev, we sit down with Matt Wechsler from the Village Farmstand.Village Farmstand is an online grocery store and micro-warehouse built for small farmers and loyal patrons looking to revolutionize our food system.Village Farmstand is a social entrepreneurship started by filmmaker Matt Wechsler and farmer Marty Travis. The two met in 2013 when Matt and his wife Annie set out to make a documentary about sustainability in agriculture. After meeting Marty, they knew they had found their main character.
The film, Sustainable, was released in 2016 and distributed worldwide, inspiring a new generation of farmers to be part of a fundamentally different food system.Village Farmstand can be found at https://villagefarmstand.com/ and is located at 810 Dempster Street, Evanston IL 60202.
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