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About f3
f3 is a co-operative
Community Interest Company providing
consultancy services to the local food
sector. The CIC status means that our
assets are locked to the community we
serve, and we commit one third of trading
surplus to support the growth of the
sector.
We are the only UK
consultancy specialising exclusively in
this area and our members are leading
experts with UK and international
experience of sustainable food, farming
and supply chains.
We are innovators - as
a group and as individuals we have been
directly involved for over a decade in
ground breaking projects.
Each project team is
tailored to match the client's needs and
includes expertise from an extensive
network of associates and partner
organisations.
Our consultants
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 Simon
Michaels, CEO
key
skills: business
development and social enterprise,
e-marketing, distribution, public
sector procurement. Director of
Localfoodshop, partner in an
artisan bakery, and director of a
food & health social
enterprise. more>
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 Alan
Chubb
key
skills: farmers’ markets,
market research into production
issues, organic agriculture and
composting, overseas production
systems esp. citrus and coffee.
Owner/manager of an organic
vineyard.
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 Alec
Duthie
key
skills: - farmers'
markets, organic horticultural
production, woodland strategies,
derelict land reclamation,
permaculture design. Former
smallholder.
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 James
Pavitt
key
skills: farmers’ markets,
social enterprise, village shops,
local food branding, box schemes,
producer collaboration. |
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 Greg
Pilley
key skills: community
supported agriculture, community
based enterprise, food co-ops, land
trusts. Director of a micro-brewery. |
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 Kathy
Merrett
Key
skills: business and
marketing strategy advice to small
and medium-sized food producers and
supply chain businesses. |
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 Nick
Weir
key
skills: marketing, business
management, facilitation and
communications specialist. Founder
member of Stroud Community
Agriculture and Stroudco Food Hub -
a producer/consumer co-operative. |
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 Katrin
Hochberg
key skills: organic
production systems, meat processing,
marketing and distribution, producer
collaboration and trade supply
chains. |
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Jade
Bashford - diverse work
with public sector procurement,
community projects and organic
project development. |
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Amanda
Woodland - research
techniques, local food retail,
accounting and company management
systems. |
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Helen
Thornton - marketing,
retail and PR advisor for food &
drink sector organisations |
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Catherine
Fookes - local food
marketing and distribution, food
fairs, whole school food projects |
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Jo
Foster - research,
nutrition, catering, urban
environment and sustainable
agriculture/horticulture. Current
manager of Islington farmers'
market. |
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Jonathan
Curtoys - environmental
assurance schemes (developer of
Conservation Grade scheme), and
enabler for conservation-based
production such as Sloe Motion and
Farmed Environment Co. |
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Steve
Garrett - community
development, cultural exchanges and
community food projects. |
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Ben
Dent - former Defra and
Imperial College researcher with
expertise in hubs and incubators,
and supply chain development. |
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Thinking that's
outside the box.
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