Small scale farms become medium scale, how do we distribute effectively?

I was contacted by Derek Singleton who is a market analyst for softwareadvice.com mentioning that he had written this short article on distribution of local foods through regional hubs (regional is the new local?).

His article can be read here

This is something I think about a lot. I’ve said for quite some time that I think the best solution to creating a viable local economy is to first work regionally, build your infrastructure, and then focus more locally. That statement leaves a lot of room for discussion I know. The logistics to doing this effectively are very complex, especially in our modern market place.

I like that people, like Derek, are starting to look at the logistics of making sustainable food systems more sustainable- economically and logistically. I find on our own farm that organization of information is probably the single most important task we have to do well.

I’d love to hear what others think about this?