So, we responded.
Showing posts with label local news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label local news. Show all posts
BMSP Finds Second Home in the Jewelry District
This fall we launched a pilot packed share program for Brown community members in the Jewelry District. Our intention was simple: we wanted to ensure that Brown staff and medical students in the Jewelry District had access to the same things offered up on the hill – in this case, weekly shares of affordable, fresh, local produce. We had conversations with previous shareholders who told us they loved the program, but their one-hour lunch break on Thursday was not enough time to walk one mile up the hill, pick up their share, return, and still have lunch. Others said that working in the Jewelry District was sometimes isolating and that they wanted local food too!
So, we responded.
So, we responded.
BMSP is a USDA Recognized Food Hub!
Last week, the USDA launched their new search engine, The Local Food Directory. The Directory will help consumers easily locate farmer’s markets, CSAs, on-farm markets, and food hubs around the country and in their communities. Regional food hubs are businesses or organizations that actively manage the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified food products – and they are gaining lots of popularity as a way to create value chains over supply chains. The compilation of this list is part of a larger initiative by the USDA to remove barriers and ultimately make is easier for people to eat locally and support and engage with local food producers.
We are particularly excited about this initiative, because Market Shares is officially listed in the Directory, and we are the ONLY college campus Food Hub on there!
This is huge.
This is huge.
I'm a bit late on this one, but I wanted to share this email I received from Providence Mayor Angel Taveras a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty cool to live in a city where the Mayor not only supports food-related and environmental initiatives but actively propels these movements forward.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)