Who We Are
ByWay Foods is a mission-driven, non-profit enterprise.
When you buy ByWay products, you can be confident that your purchase supports: expanding markets for small farmers, living wage jobs, investment in our rural downtown, hands-on nutrition education for kids, and climate-friendly regional sourcing.
ByWay is a venture of Working Landscapes, a nonprofit rural development organization based in Warren County, NC. Founded by a Warren County native and her husband, our small organization is dedicated to advancing sustainable development in our rural, economically-distressed region.
Our farmer partners
We work with family farms in Warren County and the surrounding region; they are our partners in building this venture. They share our interest in growing a stronger regional food system: fostering resilient connections among producers and consumers of food. Whenever these nearby farms can supply us, we buy from them; when they can’t, we source from further afield. We place a priority on helping small farm operations—especially minority-owned farms—grow to serve our customers. The farms we work with range from tiny (less than one acre) to many times larger. We source from the smallest farmers first. When they run out of product, we source from larger growers to complete our orders.
We aren’t just a customer to the farmers in our region—we strive to be a good ally as well. We work with growers to overcome barriers to market entry, e.g. by helping them complete GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) certification. We want to see family farmers supply more customers, whether or not they supply us.
