The texas center for local food is undertaking a project to strengthen the regional food economy in bastrop county texas through collaborative partnerships between private companies public entities…

The texas center for local food is undertaking a project to strengthen the regional food economy in bastrop county texas through collaborative partnerships between private companies public entities and nonprofit organizations. This project aims to create a unified approach to local food system economic development and healthy food access within bastrop county and the surrounding region. The project focuses on building robust local food economic value chains by addressing the lack of connections between these sectors which has resulted in underdeveloped capacity. The anticipated outcomes include increased activity and durability within the local food system benefiting farmers ranchers processors and other stakeholders. These stakeholders will be able to collaboratively develop strategies to improve the viability of regional food production and distribution. The project intends to support the increased flow of goods and services throughout the local food system directly impacting consumers access to locally produced food.