LOCAL FOODS – AGRICULTURE – ORGANIC

 

      Farm to Cornell (F2C) - local foods

http://sao.cornell.edu/SO/search.php?igroup=635&year=organizations

 

      Local Foods Initiative – Buy Local Campaign

Monika Roth, Agriculture Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)

272-2292, ext 126   mr55@cornell.edu  

The Buy Local Campaign is a community based initiative that evolved out of expressed interest to sustain local agriculture and build a stronger local food system in Tompkins and surrounding counties. Our goals are to foster the environmental, economic and social vitality of our community by increasing the connections between consumers and farmers. Through outreach, marketing, and special initiatives we seek to raise individual and institutional awareness about the benefits of buying fresh locally grown and made products and to make local food an integral part of daily life.

á      Assist with outreach to low income audiences to promote the Healthy Food For all subsidized CSA share program. Explain the program at community events for targeted audiences. Help with development of flyers, posters, displays.

á      Help with general outreach to promote local foods at community events...Earth Day, Plant Sale, etc.

á      Web assistance for updating local foods webpage.

á      Articles for paper...interview farmers for articles.

á      Radio stories about local foods.

á      TV stories (IC TV?) about local foods.

á      much more depending on student interest and talent.

 

      Cornell Dining Services

            Doug Lockwood, administrative assistant to the director [chair of Dining Services Local Foods Advisory Council]

            dhl34@cornell.edu, 255-5952