Tomato Approved Business
$150.00 per year
A Tomato Approved Business is:
- A retail business or restaurant sourcing from at least three (3) local farms – preferably farms located in Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, and Norfolk Counties; or
- A service provider to the southeastern Massachusetts agricultural community; or
- A farmers’ market operating in Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, or Norfolk County.
As one of these organizations you are eligible to become a Tomato Approved Business. SEMAP welcomes your participation!
BENEFITS of Membership
- Packet of BFBL marketing materials: Two BFBL Posters, 50 BFBL Bumper Stickers (additional bricks – 250 bumper stickers – available for $85), 50 SEMAP Tomato Bumper Stickers or roll of 500 stamp-size Buy Fresh Buy Local stickers (additional rolls of stamp-size stickers available for $12), One (1) dated (includes the year) 4” round Window Sticker with the “Tomato Approved” SEMAP Emblem (pictured above);
- 20% off advertising, 10% off merchandise and additional BFBL marketing materials;
- Listed as Tomato Approved Businesses on printed and online member lists and in the Online Farm Guide (www.semaponline.org);
- Invitation to Grower/Buyer networking events and SEMAP’s Annual Meeting in November;
- Advance invitation to SEMAP’s Farm to Table Dinner in June;
- Advance notice of sponsorship opportunities;
- Conduct regional publicity efforts through press outreach, events, and other channels on an ongoing basis throughout the growing season; and
- Acknowledgment in SEMAP’s Annual Report.
2011 Tomato Approved Businesses
The Artisan Kitchen, Rochester, Ma.
Cape Cod Beer, Hyannis, Ma.
City Feed & Supply, Jamaica Plain, Ma.
Down to Earth Natural Foods, New Bedford, Ma.
Farm Credit East, Middleboro, Ma.
Fine Catering by Russell Morin, N. Attleboro, Ma.
How on Earth, Mattapoisett, Ma.
The Market @ Pinehills, Plymouth, Ma.
Oxford Creamery, Mattapoisett, Ma.
Plymouth Farmers’ Market, Plymouth, Ma.
Teal Farm, Rochester, Ma.