Springfield community gardens will develop coordinate and expand local and regional food business enterprises to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural…

Springfield community gardens will develop coordinate and expand local and regional food business enterprises to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. This project will support the processing aggregation distribution and storage of these products building upon an existing network of 25 farmers and producers. Anticipated outcomes include a significant increase in sales for participating farmers marketing support and a reduction in transportation costs for ranchers and farmers. The project aims to benefit approximately 300 additional local and regional farmers by providing access to institutional food safety workshops alongside 18 institutionalnetwork buyers including a newly anticipated localregional distributor and reach 130000 consumers through a targeted marketing campaign. The project will enhance the ability of processors and stakeholders to efficiently deliver regional food products to market.