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Cultivate Good Taste!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2,6:00 P.M.
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
1300 JADE ROAD, ST. JOSEPH MN 56374
The St. Joseph Economic Development Authority wants to bring local food producers,
processors and end users together to increase the amount of fresh foods used at schools
and colleges. We've surveyed producers and end users and would now like you to meet
face to face to talk about a NFFTE (nifty) project - an effort to bring diners Neighborhood
Fresh Fare Today & Everyday.
You must attend this meeting if you would like to sell products to local end - users, if you can
help process foods efficiently, or if you would like to offer more locally produced foods to
your students and diners. Our goals are to enhance links between local producers and
cafeterias and to identify needs and match those needs to appropriate resources.
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NFFTE: Understanding What
It's All About.
Developing links between
local farmers and
institutions
LJ Furthering community
sustainability
❑ Positive economic and
social impacts
Role of Economic
Development Authority.
❑ Facilitate NFFTE network
❑ Attempt to match needs
with resources
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Why EDA Interested:
❑ Spending on local food
sources stimulates the local
economy by re- circulating
and multiplying food dollars
in the community
❑ Research proves local food
systems are great economic
engines
❑ St. Joseph has heavy
institutional presence,
potential processing
capacity, & active Farmer's
Market (cluster strategy)
❑ Presence of St. Joseph Food
Cooperative and Minnesota
Street Market as potential
catalyst for distribution,
grading /insurance venue,
and /or farmer cooperative
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Community
?Sustainabdrity Food
System
Source: Garrett and Fee, stra. 1999. Growing a Community Food System.
j Community Ventures Series. SREP0135.
NFFTE Program could
include:
❑ Local food featured in
school and college meals
Farmers' market salad
bar
Y > Increased a la carte fare
and choice
❑ Food service visits to
farms — farmer visits to
cafeterias
❑ Harvest events
❑ School gardens
❑ Processing of farm grown
foods locally
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