Our primary objective is to develop a sustainable and economically viable freeze dried healthy food industry to better serve the needs of the Borderplex Region food system. This Phase I project will prove feasibility of an innovative business model to build a sustainable supply chain using lyophilization of local fruits and vegetables to improve food access in the BorderPlex food system, while improving the profitability of small-to-medium size farms by introduction of a specialty value-added food process.
TECHNICAL AND MARKET FEASIBILITY OF USING LYOPHILIZATION TO IMPROVE LOCAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET SALES.
Objective
Investigators
Ryan, R.
Institution
Backyard Farms, LLC
Start date
2021
End date
2022
Funding Source
Project number
NM.W-2021-00909
Accession number
1025868