~ educate our community about healthful, local foods;

~ combine the efforts of our various stakeholders by making connections and sharing resources;

~ create an accessible, local infrastructure that will support our family farmers, encourage local markets, promote environmental responsibility, and assure adequate and safe food for our community, ourselves, and our children.

* Community Food Assessment

* Farm to School
Linking local farms as suppliers of fresh produce to our local school food service.

* Edible School Yards
Where students can learn about growing, preparing, and eating healthy foods.

* Community Gardens

* Local Food Systems Video

* Farm to Foodbank

* Gleaning Groups

* Direct Marketing Cooperative

• increasing consumer awareness about local food systems;
  
  
• working on initiatives and projects that keep local farming viable;
  
  
• improving food security through local food system resources;
  
  
• creating and maintaining a group to move these goals forward.