The catawba farm and food coalitions funding will support the expansion of opportunities for local farmers in rural areas and create more local healthy food access for consumers located in food deserts

This project will connect local farmers to an already developed and implemented online farmers market and yearround brickandmortar farmers market store both of which are designed and working to increase product sales for local south carolina farmers. IT will also create access to a new mobile fresh food market utilizing the refrigerated van owned by the coalition. Through working in rural areas with partners this project will allow greater access to local food in food deserts throughout the upstate and piedmont regions of south carolina. Funding will allow the catawba farm and food coalition to expand on current delivery routes and product pick up routes through the counties of chester fairfield lancaster union york and the catawba indian nation. The expected outcome of this project is to increase product sales for local south carolina farmers through multiple market avenues and to increase access to local healthy food products through producertoretail connections.