CHECKLIST
BRAND + PACKAGING READINESS CHECK
A quick pre-flight self-check to see if you’re ready for packaging design.
If you’re thinking about packaging your food product for retail or resale, this checklist will help guide the steps ahead. It’s a great overview to prepare you for working with a professional designer — or to support your DIY journey.
FIELD GUIDE
COMING SOON
The Design Farm Field Guide is being created for food brands who want clear, practical guidance before investing in packaging, printing, or retail. It’s designed to help you build strong foundations — at your own pace — so design decisions are more confident and less costly.
It will include:
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Brand foundations for packaging
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Packaging & compliance basics (Canada)
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Retail-readiness considerations
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Print & production realities
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How Design Farm approaches projects
VIDEO
NEW! YOUTUBE MEETS DESIGN FARM!
Design Farm brings together decades of hard-earned, real-world experience in food production and packaging — and we’re ready to share it.
Launching in Spring 2026, we’ll be releasing a series of short videos designed to support food producers and farmers as they navigate the world of retail, packaging, sales and marketing collateral, and brand development.
WATCH MY FIRST VIDEO
FREE GUIDES
PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR FOOD PRODUCERS AND FARM BUSINESSES
Over the years, I’ve co-developed two excellent resource guides for food producers — both packed with practical tools and insights to support food and farm businesses.