Our History

Thanks for wanting to learn more about Isidore Foods - Organic and Local Food Delivery for Pittsburgh, Columbus and Cleveland.  We are helping to build the local food infrastructure in these regions so our customers hve a connection to local farmers and artisans.

In the beginning by David Eson (Owner and Founder)

The business idea for forming Isidore Foods LLC came in 2006.  I wanted to start a business that strengthened Pittsburgh's local food system by connecting farmers, businesses and consumers.

During my career, the one principal lesson I learned is how much power is controlled at the retail level and how little is held by those who actually produce the food – the farmers. I learned how alternative food distribution channels, such as subscription or community supported agriculture (CSA) projects and buying clubs, could help restore that balance - and provide other benefits as well, such as:

• protecting the environment by buying local, minimally packaged, and eco-friendly products;
• building community by creating more direct connections between food producers and consumers;
• reducing traffic congestion and pollution by delivering local foods on a set route;
• educating customers about important food issues through our website and social media outlets; and
• donating leftover food to food outreach groups and disadvantaged families.

By focusing on quality and low overhead expenses, we could avoid the cost of a commercial retail space and put those resources toward paying local farmers more for their products.  We would offer our customers the convenience of workplace or neighborhood delivery for equal to or less than what they would pay at their local grocery store. And our customers would get a year-around supply of local foods - something no one else could offer.  So we made a calculated risk and started the business.

Today

Our first delivery was in July 2007 to 150 University of Pittsburgh customers.  As you sign up today, you will be joining over 1,500 Isidore Foods customers who have found their year-around source for Pittsburgh local food.  Working along side numerous local farms and artisans producing vegetables, fruits, dairy products, meats, breads and pantry items, local community groups and businesses, countless friends and family members, we are attempting to leverage the skills of all these partners to build a stronger food system in the Pittsburgh Region.  And now we are happy to begin serving customers in the Columbus and Cleveland Regions.

Thanks for shopping with Isidore Foods, and tell your friends and family about us.

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