Bree Bacon

Background

About Bree Bacon

Bree is co-owner of McCollum Orchards, LLC, a 6-generation vegetable and fruit farm in Lockport, NY. She and her husband, Rich Woodbridge, offer fresh, organic produce through a 100-member CSA farm share and at the Lockport Community Market, which she also manages from July- October. Bree joined SBDC in November 2015 and specializes in assisting rural, agricultural and specialty food business clients. Before moving to Western New York, Bree enjoyed a varied career in business training and international development. She has coordinated business training programs for entrepreneurs, business owners and civic leaders across 45 industries from Russia and created management training projects in southern India. She has also worked for the largest network of sustainable businesses in the U.S. and helped launch a new fund for women's entrepreneurship and health in central California. She has a Master's of Public Administration from Middlebury Institute of International Studies and a BA in Russian and Anthropology from Emory University. She is a member of Farm Bureau, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and Northeast Organic Farming Association-NY.