Edacious - Food Talk For Gluttons

Meet Laura Brown, Communications & Marketing Associate for Local Food Hub (LFH). Kate Collier of Feast! started LFH, a non-profit organization, because she saw a need. A more streamlined method for local farmers to get their goods delivered to area consumers. A better way so these folks can focus on growing and making rather than logistics. LFH partners with small area farmers to distribute their product to area grocery stores, restaurants, and food banks. But that's not all they do. LFH walks farmers through new food safety regulations, helping them interpret and understand good agricultural practices. Regulations can be costly, so LFH has a cost share program, subsidizing fees for farmers to make it less of a burden. They also offer workshops like Multi-Species Grazing, Organic Orcharding, and Beekeeping, which are free to partner farms, and open to the public for a nominal fee. LFH purchases products outright, taking on full liability, alleviating the burden so farmers can prevent high insurance premiu