Food System Economic Partnership

Everyone eats food. But food is much more than sustenance for many people. It can often symbolize what we care about and who we are.  Families, friends and colleagues have come together around food since the beginning of history. However, people have different accessibility to, and make different choices about the food they eat. We believe that people have the right to food that they believe best supports the needs of their families and communities. The combined interest of the public has the greatest power to sustain a viable and abundant food system in our region. That power grows in each person when (s)he asks “where does my food come from,” and when (s)he begins to care how it is produced and traded.

How You Can Get Involved?

• Join Food System Economic Partnership
• Participate in Forums and discussions on local food
• Contribute Funding
• Contribute with In-kind Services

Eat locally.  It supports both local farmers and your local economy.  Make the change to eat locally by:

• Joining a CSA (regional list of CSA's)
• Shopping at a local farmers' market (regional list of farmers' markets)
• Eating seasonally ( link to MSU Extension seasonal availability list)
• Learning food preservation techniques to eat locally in the "off" season
• MSU Extension
• National Center for Home Food Preservation
• Penn State Home Food Preservation Database

Once Involved You Can

• Help raise awareness
• Encourage family, friends, co-workers to think and eat locally
• Share success stories