KK&P’s work with GFP continues our long history of guiding values-driven procurement by institutions and corporations.

The Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is a statewide network established in 2011 with a mission to promote a more equitable, accessible, economically vibrant, and environmentally sustainable food system. We cultivate partnerships, develop and implement high-impact projects, and advocate for good food policy. We center equity in our work, which touches all parts of...

The Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is a statewide network established in 2011 with a mission to promote a more equitable, accessible, economically vibrant, and environmentally sustainable food system. We cultivate partnerships, develop and implement high-impact projects, and advocate for good food policy. We center equity in our work, which touches all parts of...

ABOUT KK&P Karen Karp & Partners (KK&P) is a national consultancy working at the intersection of food, agriculture, and health. We work with non-profits, government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector clients to create more thriving, sustainable, healthy, and equitable food systems and economies. Our work is analytical, data-driven, creative, and strategic, and is fueled...

Engaging men is a critical part of the solution to the problem of gender inequality for female agrifoodtech entrepreneurs, reveals new research from KK&P.

The Hunter Foundation purchased a historic but overgrown farm in 2016. Now, the Foundation and KK&P are designing a strategy to expand the farm’s food and community impact.

KK&P has been working with the state's plant-based industry trade association, the RI Nursery and Landscape Association (RINLA), for the past four years to develop a suite of human capital focused programs called Growing Futures.

Philo Ridge Farm has hired Christine Oppenheim as its new Front of House Manager after an extensive search led by KK&P’s Good People division. Oppenheim brings nearly 15 years of experience in the food and beverage industry and a refreshing culinary outlook to the historic fifth-generation dairy farm in Charlotte, Vermont.

Built on strong partnerships with the food business community, other educational institutions, and community partners, KK&P crafted a vision and plan for the SUNY Orange Food Industry Workforce Program, with a flagship commercial kitchen and adjacent training, education and event space, which will launch with a laboratory year in which new ideas, partnerships and programs can be trialed and tested.

For nearly 20 years, KK&P has been involved in this project which will increase food access and food security while growing the businesses of regional farmers.

Karen and former KK&P Senior Consultant Emily Sandusky, who has recently returned to the company to support our research, talk about the period between 2011 and 2015 and how KK&P's implementation capacity sets it apart from other consultancies.

Philo Ridge Farm is looking for a charismatic and experienced FOH Manager.