Local Food Hub
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The Local Food Hub is a non-profit wholesale-food-distribution hub created in 2009 to provide food from local farms to area stores, restaurants, and other food-service facilities.
Additionally, the Local Food Hub matches consumers with producers. The group also works with area schools to educate students about the benefits of locally-produced food. [1]
Funding
Initial funding was provided by the Nelson County Economic Development Authority, the Piedmont Environmental Council, Coran Capshaw, John Grisham (Oakwood Foundation), Bama Works Fund, and the Blue Moon Fund[2].
In February 2009, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors declined a request for Economic Opportunity Funds[3].
References
- ↑ Web. Food program sparks student interest in eating local, Maggie Ambrose, Charlottesville Tomorrow, November 15, 2013, retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ Farmer’s helper: Local Food Hub opens, Dave McNair, The Hook, July 16th 2009.
- ↑ Tubbs, Sean. "Board further refines criteria for economic opportunity fund; Has reservations on tapping fund for local food hub." Weblog post. Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 5 Feb. 2009. Web. 22 July 2009. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/02/board_revises_fund_guidelines.html>.