Local entrepreneur pitches farm supply business to city council
Michelle Zimmer presented her startup, Bloomington Farm & Feed, to the city council on Thursday, showcasing a business designed to make it easier for backyard farmers in the metro area to access high-quality feed and supplies without leaving the region.
Zimmer founded Bloomington Farm & Feed to solve a problem she experienced firsthand: the difficulty of finding quality feed and supplies locally for backyard animals. "We had to go outside of the metro in order to get good feed and supplies for our animals because you are what you eat," she explained to council members. Her company now delivers Minnesota-grown feed and supplies with next-day service, focusing on convenience for small-scale farmers.
The business has grown over the past year, and Zimmer outlined ambitious expansion plans. She announced plans to open a physical storefront where customers can browse products in person. The store will carry expanded offerings beyond feed, including supplies for other types of pets and novelty items like chicken aprons and other poultry-themed merchandise. "We try to source it all around Minnesota grown feed because we actually have a lot of really awesome supplies in our own backyard," Zimmer said, emphasizing her commitment to supporting local agricultural producers.
Zimmer invited council members and community members to attend a more detailed pitch presentation scheduled for August 6th. The presentation to the city council appears to be part of her effort to build awareness and support for the business as it moves into its next phase of growth. No votes were taken during the meeting, and it's unclear what specific action, if any, the city council is being asked to take regarding the business.
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Our mission is to create simplicity and convenience for backyard farmers in and around the metro.
we had to go outside of the metro in order to get good feed and supplies for our animals because you are what you eat.
now our next goal is to open a storefront where people can come and check out the merch and we can add vendors and let's say chicken aprons and crazy chicken lady things and all kinds of feed and supplies.
we try to source it all around Minnesota grown feed because we actually have a lot of really awesome supplies in our own backyard.
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[0:00] Hi guys, my name is Michelle Zimmer and
[0:02] I'm the owner of Bloomington Farm and
[0:03] Feed. Our mission is to create
[0:06] simplicity and convenience for backyard
[0:08] farmers in and around the metro. And we
[0:11] have next day delivery for high quality
[0:14] Minnesota grown feed and supplies
[0:16] delivered to your front door, rain or
[0:18] shine. You know, we've had our own
[0:20] backyard flock for about 5 years. And we
[0:22] learned that we had to go outside of the
[0:24] metro in order to get good feed and
[0:26] supplies for our animals because you are
[0:29] what you eat. And once we realized that
[0:32] there's a lot more people who needed
[0:34] that as well, we created this business
[0:35] to kind of give back to people and make
[0:37] sure that they are also able to get the
[0:39] highquality feed and supplies that they
[0:42] required. With that, we've been growing
[0:44] for about a year now. And it's been
[0:46] going great. And now our next goal is to
[0:48] open a storefront where people can come
[0:50] and check out the merch and we can add
[0:52] vendors and let's say chicken aprons and
[0:56] crazy chicken lady things and all kinds
[0:58] of feed and supplies. On top of that,
[1:01] we've also added backyard animals like
[1:03] bunny food or guinea pigs, cats and dogs
[1:06] and all of that kind of stuff. And we we
[1:08] try to source it all around Minnesota
[1:11] grown feed because we actually have a
[1:13] lot of really awesome supplies in our
[1:15] own backyard. So, I'm going to be
[1:17] throwing a pitch out on August 6th, and
[1:19] I hope you guys can join us. We're going
[1:21] to be giving a pitch on our goals and
[1:24] our dreams and everything that we've got
[1:25] in between. So, we hope to see you
[1:27] there. Thank you.
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