What if you could take your local farmers’ market vendors online? Well Foodzie is doing just that.

Take small food producers that are gems of their local communities and give them an online presence, thus expanding their reach, market base and margin. It also allows these small-time folks to battle the bigger guys.

The bigger goal? To help change the way people eat.

Here’s the business model:

Local producers can set up a storefront for free and include information about themselves and the philosophy behind their food. Foodzie, the people providing the service, gets a 20 percent commission for every sale. The customers get access to the good food. It’s a win-win.

According to their website: We are an online marketplace where you can discover and buy food directly from small passionate food producers and growers.

Foodzie were recently profiled on Inc.com’s 30 Under 30.

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