TB: Past generations didn’t have to deal with children growing up eating processed food that has been scientifically perfected to “taste” great.įT: What’s the first, most pressing issue you’d like to see solved within the food system? TB: I am driven on a daily basis to provide my customers with genuinely healthy and just food.įT: What’s the biggest problem within the food system our parents and grandparents didn’t have to deal with? Looking back at it, I respect her courage to grow new items and hustle to find customers that loved those products.įT: What drives you every day to fight for the bettering of our food system? I remember her sitting at the dining room table with all of her seed catalogues deciding what to grow next season. TB: My mother loved to grow new produce (baby mixed lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and satsuma mandarins were some of the things she was the first to grow post-World War II). TB: I am most excited about using the internet to completely connect all of the users of the food system with all of the information in the food system.įT: Can you share a story about a food hero that inspired you? This united effort that spans industries is the opportunity.įT: What innovations in agriculture and the food system are you most excited about? In order to fix the food system, all the different components of the food system (farmers, distributors, government, academics, customers) need to band together behind a common vision. TB: Fixing the food system is not something that can be done by one specific group of people. What I enjoyed about this job, was the team spirit and things I learnt, talking to people and lots of walking during the days.Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak with Thaddeus Barsotti, Co-Owner of Farm Fresh To You, who will be speaking at the summit.įood Tank (FT): What inspired you to get involved in food and agriculture?īarsotti Thaddeus (TB): I was born and raised on an organic farm, and it wasn’t until I was in college that I realized that there are not a lot of people who grew up like that! After we lost our mother to cancer, my brothers and I all agreed to keep the farm going.įT: What do you see as the biggest opportunity to fix the food system? You will have to drive your own car or hop into a van, be dropped off at some neighborhood and walk walk walk, knock knock knock. If you do, it is now your quota for each week. If you won´t make that amount, on your third week, you will lose your job. You will have 3 weeks trial to make a certain amount of sales a week. You will be knocking on strangers´ door, offering them to sign up for Farm Fresh To You service. You will get some very useful tips on how to sell and how to be succesful.Įach morning you will get a motivation boost and meet some great people. You will be selling a local organic family owned product, which is great, because you will actually feel good about what you are selling. The extra hours are "voluntary" (but not really) and "for your own benefit". The boxes pretty much sell themselves! This is an excellent job if you care about supporting farmers that protect our water resources, soil health, native ecology, farm workers rights, and consumer health, while also protecting the environment and preventing climate change! Farm Fresh To You is selling a premium quality product that represents a good cause that people actually want to support. I do very little door knocking and the company often sets me up at events like farmers markets, expos, as well as other things. All we do is talk to people and have amazing conversations about health, agriculture, and of course, food! I’ve worked in construction, on farms, in greenhouses, and in nurseries and I’ve never made more money than I do working for Farm Fresh To You doing absolutely zero hard labor. Management is friendly and understanding and is willing to work with you and teach you the ins and outs of sales. The compensation is excellent, with health and medical benefits as well as a generous commission base for an entry level sales position. This is a unique job experience where you get to work your own hours and locations.
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