Benefits
When food is produced and distributed locally through regional food networks, the costs associated with processing and transportation are reduced, while access to fresh and nutritious food options in the marketplace are increased. Regional food systems are designed to reduce the distance between the people who eat food with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food. Eating fresh, local food not only provides the energy healthy bodies need to thrive; it helps strengthen rural and urban communities alike.
Jobs Created
- Regional processing center------------------47
- Satellite centers (3 locations)--------------418
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