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Buy Fresh. Buy Local.

tomatoGrowers, Retailers, and Local Food Enthusiasts come share your ideas for establishing a "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" Chapter to serve the Central and Southside region. A meeting will be held Thursday, January 19, 2012; 6:30 – 8:00 pm; at Southside Virginia Community College, Workforce Development Center, John H. Daniel Campus, 200 Daniel Road, Keysville VA 23947.

“Buy Fresh Buy Local” is a nationally recognized marketing resource helping to rebuild local food systems and promote sustainable agriculture by: increasing consumer awareness and access to local food, improving direct marketing of local food from farm to table and connecting local food suppliers to restaurants, institutions, and retail outlets

Make your reservation today Eric Bowen (434) 392-4246 or email: bowen@vt.edu

Special thanks to the many sponsors that have made this event possible – including Virginia Cooperative Extension, Old Dominion RC&D Council, Prince Edward County, Virginia Farm Bureau (Local Offices), Virginia Farm Credit, Your Community Farmers’ Market.


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