New pilot project helps local farmers and regional food security

by Contributed – Nelson Star posted Sep 3, 2015 at 5:00 AM

A new regional co-op has begun operations with a pilot project helping local farmers get their goods to a broader range of markets.

The Kootenay and Boundary Food Producers Co-op began its market brokerage and distribution pilot in July with their new coordinator, Susan Warren.

They are working with farmers in the Salmo and Fruitvale areas to help find markets and distribute their products to those markets over the course of the summer.

Interested food producers can contact regionalproducerscoop@gmail.com for information, or visit our website at kbfpc.ca.

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