Lionberry
REGENERATIVE
Myers Mushrooms announced today that their bottling line is fully assembled! In addition to more great mushroom products from Eric and his team, that also means we can make even more LionBerry Restorative Refresher this summer to keep you hydrated. Our founder Bevin Brooks said it best in her comment: “No Sleep till HYDRATION! We […]
What in the world is an AgriCluster? Ultimately, it is a fancy compound word that refers to interconnected agricultural businesses operating within a small radius. Or, as the North American Food Systems Network says: In order to support these AgriClusters, the North American Food Systems Network created the AgriCluster Resilience and Expansion (ACRE) program. ACRE, […]
We had a wonderful time this week at the International Elderberry Symposium in Columbia, Mo.! Thanks to the amazing friends we made there, we will have some big announcements coming soon, so stay tuned! One of those big connections we made was with Elderglen, an Australian company producing elderberry products. We also got to hang […]
Thank you to the Heartland Regional Food Business Center for their post about Lionberry on Instagram! The Business Center is an incredible community resource that supports farm and food enterprises as they develop food and markets in the region. You can follow their Instagram page and view the post below. In their own words: “The […]
If you have visited our LionBerry booth at a recent show, you have probably seen bottles of honey from our friends at SHoney Farm and Kennel. Located in Pottawatomie County, Kenny and Courtney started Shoney in 2021 with a single hive and have now grown into a multi-yard operation where they raise honeybees, harvest honeycomb […]
Eric Myers of Myers Mushrooms is one of our biggest small business allies! This commercial mushroom master has shared so much knowledge with us and we even wrangled him for a recent dinner when we were in Wichita for The Women’s Fair. Myers started his business in El Paso, Texas, in 2015 and eventually moved […]
Buehler Farms has been a staple in the local farming community for more than 125 years. Located in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, Buehler Farms is committed to “agroforestry” which they describe as: At Buehler Farms, we approach farming with the belief that healthy land produces healthy plants and elderberry is at the heart of that mission. […]
People act like small batch is a hobby.
Nope.
Every bottle from a small farmer is a value-added product inside a value food chain.
That chain is made of humans, not container ships.
If global trade gets tariffed to death, or the truckers strike, or a war kicks off, or a fuel shortage hits, or a natural disaster…guess what?
Walmart will not be driving to Thailand for pineapple juice.
Local food is the only thing that can actually disrupt the global supply chain — in a good way.
And here’s the delusion:
Everyone thinks “we’ll connect with the local farmers when we need them.”
Nope.
If the shelves go empty, it’s already too late.
Now is the time to get the relationships built. The value chain in motion.
Now is the time to slot locals in the stores — even if it’s as “novelty items” at first on a local farm shelf.
Because when the global pipeline hiccups?
The people who will actually feed your region
aren’t the ones with the biggest warehouses.
Shop local or… we’ll be learning how to season cardboard and call it rustic.
