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Building Regenerative Local Food Systems to Enhance Community Health and Resilience
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion | September 12, 2024
Written by: 4P Foods
4P Foods was included in the Bright Spots series as an exemplar of social good business approaches to FIM to demonstrate how food production, food provision, and the health of people and their communities can be connected to form a viable business model.
View ArticleThe Stakeholder Podcast with Tom McDougall
The Stakeholder Podcast | September 2, 2024
Written by: Ed Freeman
Ed Freeman interviewed 4P Foods Founder and CEO Tom McDougall on the how and why behind 4P Foods. They cover topics such as how the 4P Foods procurement team works, why Tom is passionate about changing the food system, and so much more!
View ArticleNew Investment Fund Helps Social Impact Businesses in Underserved Communities Grow
Triple Pundit | July 22, 2024
Written by: Rasha Rehman
"Momentus has been a great partner in our journey, in terms of wanting to understand what our impact is, on an ongoing basis, where our challenges are on an ongoing basis. And how they might adapt the tools they provide to sort of fit our evolving shape and size," said McDougall.
View ArticleWhat committing to climate change looks like in 2024
Small Great Ventures Journal | June 27, 2024
Written by: Small Great Ventures
At Small Great Ventures, we are committed to building companies that leave our planet better than we found it - and supporting the founders of other like-missioned companies along the way.
View ArticleTom McDougall, Founder and CEO 4P Foods
JP Morgan Chase | December 4, 2023
Written by: Capital Impact Partners
JPMorgan Chase Community Development Banking ties financial value to social impact—no matter how complex the project.
View ArticleMeet The Activator: 4P Foods
Regenerative Food Systems Investment | August 17, 2023
Written by: RFSI
Regenerative Food System Investment interviewed Tom for their Meet the Activator series. In the interview, Tom discusses the mission of 4P Foods, the lessons he has learned since starting the company in 2014, and exciting future plans.
View ArticleRevolutionizing Food Systems
Moving the Needle Podcast | July 17, 2023
Written by: Christopher Gergen & Johnathan Holifield
4P Foods Founder & CEO, Tom McDougall discusses revolutionizing the food system by connecting smallholder farmers to local consumers. Improving the food system will effect local economies, the environment, and healthcare.
View ArticleConnecting Farms to Schools Through Food Hubs
Virginia Farm to School | June 27, 2023
Written by: Virginia Department of Education
Founder & CEO of 4P Foods Tom McDougall and 4P Foods Special Programs Manager Devon Byrne are interviewed about the importance Virginia's Farm to School program and 4P Foods role in that program as a food hub.
View ArticleThis Farm Bill Really Matters. We Explain Why.
Civil Eats | March 20, 2023
Written by: Lisa Held
As communities struggle with food insecurity and farmers face a range of climate-fueled disasters, lawmakers have a chance to build a farm bill that tackles both in 2023. Will they?
View ArticleVDOE Connects Schools to Virginia Food Through Pilot Procurement Program
Virginia Department of Education | April 18, 2022
Written by: Jillian Balow, Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Virginia Department of Education is partnering with regional food hubs to deliver nearly $2.2 million worth of locally produced and grown food products to school nutrition programs in the commonwealth. The Centralized Local Procurement Pilot Program — funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture Supply Chain Assistance grant — is designed to help school nutrition programs avoid supply chain...
View Article4P Foods Receives Grant from the American Heart Association
Fauquier Times | January 13, 2022
Written by: Kelly O’Lone
Warrenton-based 4P Foods received $300,000 from the American Heart Association recently, and 4P founder and CEO Tom McDougall said he is eager to use the funds to grow the “food hub.” “We are going through a transition, from a start-up to a real company building an equitable food system,” he said. McDougall said the grant will allow him to upgrade...
View ArticleBaseball and Veggies Served at Nats Youth Baseball Academy in Ward 7
WTOP News | April 3, 2021
Written by: John Domen
Less affluent communities have been burdened by food insecurity during the pandemic, but area baseball fans have been working to make a small impact in one D.C. neighborhood. Since February, about 2,500 baseball fans have been helping residents of Ward 7 get regular access to fresh produce.
View ArticleGrocery Trends: COVID-19 Bolsters Support For Local Food Systems
Routific Stories | December 29, 2020
Written by: Suzanne Ma
The local food movement is undergoing a renaissance thanks to COVID-19, with local farms, producers, and CSAs seeing a significant uptick in demand.
View ArticleLand Trust Links Beef Farmers to Food Pantries During Pandemic Shortages
Culpeper Star-Exponent | September 29, 2020
Written by: Clint Schemmer
As the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout stresses Americans’ pocketbooks, the Piedmont Environmental Council has delivered some good news to Culpeper-area families. Working with its allies, the regional conservation group gave 750 pounds of beef to four food banks in Culpeper, Orange, Madison and Fauquier counties.
View ArticleThe Pandemic Could Actually Strengthen The U.S. Food System
National Geographic | July 17, 2020
Written by: Saul Elbein
The shock to U.S. food chains from the coronavirus has been a boon to small-and mid-sized farms and distributors. Could it be the start of a new way to get food?
View ArticleConnect The Dots: Repairing Broken Links In The Regional Food Supply Chain
District Fray Magazine | June 5, 2020
Written by: Lani Furbank
Our food system today is a textbook paradox. We see thousands of gallons of milk dumped away, tons of produce left to rot and millions of animals euthanized. Yet miles-long lines form at food banks and grocery stores have spotty inventory. Consumers have been rightfully outraged at the food waste and flummoxed by the incongruities. How can these two realities...
View ArticleA New Coalition Wants To Do Some Good With Local Farmers’ Extra Food
DCist | May 11, 2020
Written by: Rachel Kaufmen
Like plenty of other business owners, Tom McDougall, the founder of food distributor 4P Foods based in Warrenton, Va., says things started to look bad for his company in March. That’s when restaurants and schools all closed to comply with social distancing guidelines to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “Our farmers…had orders being turned around” at the loading dock...
View ArticleJim Perdue, Tom McDougall Talk Supply Chain, COVID-19
Food Tank | April 5, 2020
Written by: Dani Nierenberg
Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Jim Perdue, Chairman and Advertising Spokesman of Perdue Farms and Tom McDougall, Founder and CEO of 4P Foods. They discuss the importance of focusing on farmers, the challenges farmers face during COVID-19, and the approaches Perdue Farms and 4P Foods are taking to keep people safe and fed during the crisis....
View Article4P Foods Hosts Taco Tuesday
Fauquier Times | March 23, 2020
On Tuesday, March 24, 4P Foods will host a “pay what you can” Taco Tuesday event from noon to 2 p.m. at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton. “Working with A La Carte Catering and community volunteers, 4P Foods will source every single item from local farmers and producers to give out 500 meals of locally sourced, locally made tacos,”...
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