Developing Food Hubs with Limited Resource Producers and in Low Income Communities

Andrew Williams and Glyen Holmes will discuss how to be resourceful and creative in developing food hubs with limited resource producers and in low income communities. Using examples from their work in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, they will address the following issues:
• Creating awareness (i.e. the interest in producing and purchasing local foods)
• Funding strategies
• Finding and developing infrastructure
• Marketing strategies
• Sustaining efforts after the start-up phase
08-18-14