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Vermont’s Farm to Plate Initiative Aims at Regional Food System

Vermont’s Farm to Plate initiative seeks to get local products into mainstream food markets. That will require new infrastructure and approaches, organizers say.

Even in locally conscious Vermont, only an estimated 5% of the food consumed by Vermonters is actually produced in state.

Reliance on food grown outside the region, and decisions made outside of local control, make for an unbalanced food system, even in a state that is a leader in the local food movement.

By Rachel Carter

Full Story: http://www.dailyyonder.com/vermont-aims-new-food-system/2015/04/29/7827

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