About The Accidental Locavore – Anne Maxfield

Anne Maxfield was brought up in the early days of Julia Child, but back then what she really thrived on was the bounty of prepared foods. Onion rings in a can, on top of macaroni and cheese from a box, with those cute Vienna franks (also from a can), and there was a great dinner! Parents going out? Frozen pot pies, or even better, a TV dinner…bliss. Why whole grains and fresh vegetables, when there were canned or frozen foods?

Fast forward to a new century.

Anne Maxfield is a multi-talented serial entrepreneur. Her vision for the Accidental Locavore is to take the mystery out of farmer’s markets, and show you how she cooks with what’s local and fresh. With recipes, videos and a sense of humor, see how easy it is to take advantage of the best of farmers’ markets.

Twenty years ago, Anne Maxfield co-founded Project-Solvers, Inc, to provide freelance talent to the apparel industry. It was acquired by Select Staffing in 2005. Anne’s business model to provide free-agent talent to leading designers, manufacturers and retailers in the apparel and accessories industries made Project Solvers, Inc. the premier “creative outsourcing solution” for those industries, and created a $20 million dollar industry. Another first for Anne was the creation of www.projectsolvers.com one of the earliest web sites created to provide information about jobs and fashion industry trends on the Internet.

Anne Maxfield holds a B.F.A with honors from Rhode Island School of Design.  After her studies at R.I.S.D., she spent a year in Paris and was awarded one of five national scholarships to attend the Chambre Syndicate de la Haute Couture. She is a former Advisory Board member of: Consultants 2 Go, and  Marist College, and the University of Delaware. She is the winner of the 2005 NAWBO Signature Awards.  Anne has been a frequent speaker at the Fashion Institute of Technology, R.I.S.D., Pratt Institute, The New School, Marist College and has made many appearances on NY1 Small Business Report, and Bloomberg TV. She is also a long time member of the Women President’s Organization, and in her spare time, is an avid sports enthusiast whose hobbies include figure skating and golf. Along with the Accidental Locavore, Anne can now be found on Huffington Post.

Anne, a brilliant business woman and entrepreneur is available for consulting projects from building businesses to recipe development.  She is an excellent writer, has experience with social media, business, marketing, finance, starting or running a business, is passionate about food, has a wonderful aesthetic and is intensely committed to any project she is involved with.  Contact Anne at anne@accidental-locavore.com.