NAFSN maintains this open-source directory to help community-based organizations find and hire consultants with the specific expertise they need. We intend to build a network of consultants to increase connectivity, collaboration and opportunity among those with experience supporting community food systems development.
Areas of Expertise
Accounting
ACRE Facilitation
ACRE Training
Agriculture Technology
Agritourism
Artwork
Apprenticeship Programs
Board Development and Governance
Business Planning
Capital Campaigns
CARAT Facilitation
CARAT Training
Climate Change Impact Modeling
Community Engagement and Network Weaving
Compost & Compost Programming
Conflict Resolution
Curriculum Development
Data Analysis
Dairy
Decarbonization Analysis
DEIA Organizational Assessment
DEIA Leadership Development
DEIA Training
Direct to Consumer Markets
Distribution
Economic Development
Education
Environmental Science
Evaluation & Program Analysis
Event & Conference Planning
Executive Coaching
Facilitation
Farm Insurance
Farmer Co-op Development
Farmers Markets
Farmer Training
Farm Production/Farm Efficiency
Farmland Access
Farmland Protection & Land Trust Law
Farm Succession
Farm-to-Institution
Farm-to-School
Farmworker Health
Farmworker Rights & Advocacy
Feasibility Studies
Finance & Investing
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Food Access, Public Health, Nutrition
Food as Medicine
Food Chain Analysis & Development
Food History
Food Hubs
Food Justice
Food Policy & Advocacy Campaign Development
Food Safety
Food System Planning & Assessment
Food Surplus & Recovery Planning
Food Waste Management & Infrastructure
Fundraising & Development
GAP Certification
Global Food Systems
Grant Writing, Federal Grants
Grant Writing, Non-Federal Grants
Graphic Design
Grocery Retail
Human Resources
Incubator Farms
Indigenous/Native Food Ways
Labor Law
Language Translation
Legal Support
Livestock
Marketing & Communications
Media Productions
Mobile Markets
New & Beginning Farmers
Nonprofit Management
Nonviolent Communication
Nutrition Incentives
Operations (internal structures, SOPs, systems)
Organic Certification
Photography
Physical Plant Infrastructure
Procurement
Processing (produce)
Processing (livestock)
Product Design
Program Design & Innovation
Public Health
Public Speaking
Research & Data Analysis
Seafood
Shared Kitchens, Design & Programs
Social Media Expertise
Soil Health
Speciality Crops
Strategic Planning
Sustainable Food Packaging
Sustainability Analysis
Technical Assistance
Technology/IT
Transportation
Trauma Informed Leadership
Urban Agriculture
Value-Added Production
Value Chain Coordination
Website Design
Wholesale Food Markets
Writing & Editing
All listed consultants have provided a recommendation from a client who has benefited from their work. We encourage you to consider these recommendations as part of your overall hiring process.
Consultants: inquire here to be listed in the directory.