# The Best Route
> Mobile market consulting, food access solutions, and community-rooted food system infrastructure — serving southeastern Pennsylvania and organizations nationwide.

## What We Do

The Best Route is a vertically integrated food systems social enterprise founded in 2023 and headquartered in Gilbertsville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Our work spans four interconnected pillars:

- **My Mobile Market Consulting** — We guide nonprofits, food banks, health departments, and municipalities through every stage of mobile market development: feasibility assessment, program design, program evaluation, and ongoing coaching. We have served clients across North America.
- **My Mobile Market** — A SNAP/EBT and FMNP-accepting mobile market serving Southeastern PA on a weekly schedule. Stops include Boyertown, Pottstown, Phoenixville, and Perkasie. Accepts cash, credit/debit, SNAP/EBT, and Senior & WIC Farmers Market Checks.
- **My Mobile Market Farm** — A quarter-acre vegetable farm at Tomorrow's Homestead in Gilbertsville, PA, operated alongside six other small-scale growers. Produces kale, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, squash, garlic, and seasonal crops for the mobile market.
- **My Mobile Market Kitchen** — A licensed, professional-grade commercial processing kitchen in Gilbertsville, PA, available for rent by local food entrepreneurs, farmers, caterers, and value-added producers.

## Pages

- /: Home — overview of food systems work, consulting services, 2024 impact stats, and testimonials
- /consulting: Consulting & Technical Assistance — services, methodology, FAQs, and booking
- /mobile-market: My Mobile Market — 2026 schedule, payment options, Season Pass, partner organizations
- /farm-and-food-hub: My Mobile Market Farm & Food Hub — farming operations, local grower network, and Kitchen Lab connection
- /kitchen-lab: My Mobile Market Kitchen — licensed commercial kitchen rental, FAQs, and booking
- /about: About Us — founding story, team bios, values, and mission
- /contact: Contact — consultation booking and contact form
- /blog: Fresh Stops Blog — field notes, farm updates, and food system insights

## Blog Categories

- **The Consultant's Log** — Food system strategy, the Best Route Framework, and lessons from the field
- **From the Field** — Farming, crop planning, and seasonal growing at Tomorrow's Homestead
- **In the Kitchen** — Kitchen Lab operations, value-added products, Chef's Totes, and recipes
- **On the Route** — Mobile market operations, site selection, community partnerships, and impact data

## Key Facts

- Founded: 2023
- Location: 2412 Swamp Pike, Gilbertsville, PA 19525
- Phone: 484-901-6050
- Email: info@thebestroute.org
- Website: https://www.thebestroute.org
- Service area: Southeastern Pennsylvania (market operations) + North America (consulting)
- Payment accepted: Cash, Credit/Debit, SNAP/EBT, FMNP (Farmers Market Nutrition Program)
- PA Certified Farmer status: Yes (enables FMNP acceptance)
- Key partners: Trellis for Tomorrow, The Food Trust, Pottstown Area Food Collaborative, Montgomery County Food Policy Council
- Grant support: PA Department of Community and Economic Development (Healthy Food Financing Initiative), PA Ag Innovation

## Team

- **Roberta Cosentino** — Co-Founder, Mobile Market Operations Lead. Anthropology & Sociology degree. Seven years managing mobile market programs. Mobile Market Coalition Leadership Committee member and Research Committee Chair.
- **Max Kulp** — Co-Founder, Farmer & Food Systems Lead. Graduate degree in Sustainable Development. Seven years leading mobile food programs at regional food banks. Operates My Mobile Market Farm.

## Consulting Services

1. Feasibility and Needs Assessment — community mapping, infrastructure review, budgeting, partner identification
2. Program Design — site selection, food sourcing, vehicle selection, permitting, licensing
3. Program Evaluation — goal-setting, metrics design, data collection, funder reporting
4. Coaching — staff training, messaging, operations best practices, one-on-one mentoring

## 2024 Pilot Results (with Trellis for Tomorrow)

- 6,007 pounds of food distributed
- 48 markets operated
- 824 transactions completed
- 36% of shoppers enrolled in loyalty program
- 86 FMNP checks redeemed
- 3 youth staff employed (238 hours)
- 30+ years combined nonprofit and food access experience on the team

## Book a Consultation

Free 30-minute consultations available via our booking calendar on the contact page: https://www.thebestroute.org/contact

## Social

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestroute
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestroute
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-best-route/