This two-year, $328,712 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service supports the development of a regional food systems partnership in the Western Treasure Valley region spanning southeastern Oregon and western Idaho. Funded under the Regional Food System Partnerships program, the award recipient Valley Family Health Care will facilitate planning and feasibility studies to increase regional food processing, distribution, and access capacities. Key deliverables include a food hub and shared-use commercial kitchen feasibility study and business plan. The partnership will also coordinate nutrition education and convene cross-sector stakeholders to identify collective impact strategies that strengthen an integrated, health-focused regional food economy in Malheur County, Oregon and surrounding areas.
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