Hi Sula, We hope you had an enjoyable Labor Day weekend. Check out what the FoodFutureCo community has been up to recently! Applications for Cohort 9 are still open!! Applications for FoodFutureCo's ninth cohort are open until Monday, September 13th at 11:59PM EDT. We will continue to review applications on a rolling basis and encourage applicants to apply early! 
Join a community of social entrepreneurs committed to changing the future of food via scalable and impactful solutions promoting taste, affordability, accessibility, health, sustainability, and communal responsibility. On average, 1 in 3 program participants will be selected to receive follow on investment from the Food Future Fund. Meet FoodFutureCo's Investment Manager Michael Conway! We are excited to introduce FoodFutureCo’s Investment Manager Michael Conway to the FFC community. Michael is a recent graduate of Bard College's MBA in Sustainability program and has over ten years of experience in business development, education, and entrepreneurship. Check out the Harvest Blog's recent feature on Michael here! We'd like to hear from you! Are you interested in speaking at or organizing an upcoming event hosted by FoodFutureCo? Let us know by filling out this short survey! In addition, we'd love recommendations on who YOU would like to hear speak at our next event. Submit your recommendations below!
Other Community News | 4P Foods ranked No. 432 on Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list! The list represents the most successful companies of the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. See who else made the prestigious list: www.inc.com/inc5000. 4P is also excited to announce that they are beginning a composting pilot program at their Vint Hill warehouse! | .webp) | Have you been contemplating how blockchain technology can be best used to support regional food systems? Check out what Farm Fare has to say in their latest post entitled "Why you don't need a database, you need a blockchain." |  | After experiencing some supply chain delays, Fire Ox Foods is excited to produce their lineup of frozen veggie-centered meals this month, plus launch in a number of new accounts in the NYC region. Stay tuned for some exciting news! Fire Ox has also made some improvements to their meals, including more food in each meal, better recipes, and additional call-outs.  
|  | Harvest Returns recently expanded their team to add two new employees. They welcomed Grandle Thompson as the Investor Relation Specialist, and Kate James as the Digital Media & Marketing Intern. Also, the company's Sustainable Agriculture Opportunity Zone Fund celebrated the grand opening of its first investment, a vertical farm and restaurant in the Old Market district of Omaha, Nebraska. Old Market Greens produces fresh, local, and sustainable produce at Gather in Omaha. |  | Beginning in October 2021, Hemp Way Foods' plant-based burgers, crumbles and breakfast sausages will be available in the freezer section in Colorado Rocky Mountain Whole Foods locations. |  | Hummii's Kickstarter campaign has officially launched! Help them create a Chickpea-Powered Snack Universe (Vegan, GF, Allergen-Free, Zero Added Sugars, FlavorFULL & FUN) by supporting their campaign today! |  | Lil Mixins was recently selected to participate in FoodBytes! by Rabobank's Pitch 2021 competition. Congratulations to founder Meenal Lele and the entire Lil Mixins' team on this great achievement! |  | Mama Gaia's equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine is still open! The Denver-based startup is building AI-powered, self-service Smart Fridges. These fridges are patent-pending, and built to be white-labelled for meal kit companies and other food vendors to buy or lease nationwide. Become an early investor here! |  | Pizootz, the snack company well known for their flavor infused artisan peanuts, recently launched an all new line of pumpkin seeds, pecans and trail mixes! Now available online at the Pizootz website here! In addition, we recently sat down with Pizootz founder and CEO, Bo Perry as part of our Tech Founder Series. Check out the interview here! |  | Yoconut recently participated in Brinc accelerator's Spring '21 virtual demo day. Check out founder Bonnie Lau's virtual pitch here! |
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