Posted on March 7, 2013
Farmers, restauranteurs, chefs, producers, winemakers, brewers, market managers and institutional food service managers got together last week to gain knowledge from each other on how to get the "buy fresh buy local" idea out to the public.The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance on Wednesday hosted its fourth annual Farmer Forum at the Newtown Township Municipal Building in Newtown Township.The invitation-only event drew about 50 people.
Alliance President Joseph Tryon of the Hatboro Federal Savings presented the alliance with a check for $2,500 to get the Bucks County chapter's buy fresh by local program started.
“He wants to put local food on his table and recognizes the importance of buy fresh buy local,” said Susan Snipes Wells, vice president of the alliance.
Snipes Wells hopes to encourage new businesses to buy fresh buy local.
”The application for the chapter in Bucks County was approved so we can move forward,” she told forum attendees.
According to state Department of Agriculture statistics, Bucks County is home to eight wineries, 44 vegetable farms, 13 places to get locally grown meats, 17 fruit farms and 16 egg producers.
The foodshed alliance operates throughout the U.S. There are 75 active chapters in the U.S. and 14 in Pennsylvania.
To read more go to: http://www.phillyburbs.com/farmers-forum-stresses-buy-fresh-buy-local-theme/article_a9abd6ac-7eb1-561b-ad74-868ded049eca.html
“He wants to put local food on his table and recognizes the importance of buy fresh buy local,” said Susan Snipes Wells, vice president of the alliance.
Snipes Wells hopes to encourage new businesses to buy fresh buy local.
”The application for the chapter in Bucks County was approved so we can move forward,” she told forum attendees.
According to state Department of Agriculture statistics, Bucks County is home to eight wineries, 44 vegetable farms, 13 places to get locally grown meats, 17 fruit farms and 16 egg producers.
The foodshed alliance operates throughout the U.S. There are 75 active chapters in the U.S. and 14 in Pennsylvania.
To read more go to: http://www.phillyburbs.com/farmers-forum-stresses-buy-fresh-buy-local-theme/article_a9abd6ac-7eb1-561b-ad74-868ded049eca.html
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