Enjoy learning about how Real Good Food can work in your community. Many thanks to Michelle Lu who helped us put this all together!

1. my lasagna for your
cheesecake?
a story about
Real Good Food

2. Somewhere out there,
in a community very
much like yours…

3. there is a wealth of
real good food

4. made by extraordinary
home cooks

5. grown by dedicated
neighborhood gardeners

6. produced by your local
farmers and artisans

7. let’s take a look

8. Sarah makes a mean lasagna

9. Carol is a pie extraordinaire

10. Mathew has a knack for home
brewing

11. James has the magic touch
with the heirloom tomatoes

12. What do they have in common?
a bounty of
things

13. Sarah can make an extra
lasagna in less than five minutes

14. Carol can make a second pie for
only a few extra dollars…

15. Matt makes a minimum of 50
beers at a time…

16. James has more tomatoes than
he knows what to do with

17. but…

18. Carol knows she probably
shouldn’t eat two pies

19. Sarah knows she’ll be sick of
lasagna leftovers by Thursday

20. James would really like to find
loving homes for all his tomatoes

21. Matt knows beer is best when
it’s shared

23. It just so happens that Sarah
needs tomatoes for her lasagna

24. James is happy to trade his
tomatoes for some of her
masterpiece

25. It just so happens that Matt hasn’t
had a good cherry pie in years

26. Carol loves beer

27. Next step:

28. Real
Good
Food

29. Start with the people
you know and trust

30. Create a group for your
friends and neighbors
who like to cook

31. Use recommendations and
reviews on the site to
expand your good food
potential

32. Discover more food, more
people, and help create the
local food community
network

33. Search for food, events
and shared interest
groups near you

34. Discover and buy from
delicious local food
artisans while supporting
the growth of our national
cottage food revival

35. Connect, Eat & Enjoy

36. Sharing food is as old as time, and
we’ve all done it.
Because it’s human nature,
and it’s fun

37. When we share, food we are
Reducing food waste
Building vibrant communities
Eating more affordably
Expressing and appreciating
craftsmanship
Adding information and transparency to
our food
Preserving culinary heritage

38. Suppose James, Sarah, Carol and Matt all live or
work near each other but don’t know each other.
How would they find out about each other or even
coordinate those trades?

39. Real Good Food unlocks the food sharing potential
of your friends, family and community

40. What have we done so far?

41. Launched food trading
communities in Ann Arbor,
MI and Durham, NC

42. Hosted food swaps,
cooking and beer making
classes, chili cook-offs and
more

43. Designed website specs and
initiated development

44. Developed relationships with
potential partners in
Ann Arbor MI, Austin TX, Berkeley CA, Brooklyn
NY, Durham NC, Orlando FL, Pasadena CA,
Washington DC

45. What’s next?

46. Many great things
Tell us what you want

47. Help us make Real Good Food a
reality in your community

48. thank you!

49. hungry for more?
visit us at
realgoodfood.org