Local Food Systems Are the Best Driver of Economic Development

January 4, 2010

Ken Meter, one of the top experts on community food
systems in the US, discusses how local food networks thrive and how
they can help strengthen economies. Meter is president of the Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis.

Meter will speak in Montpelier at Vermont College's Chapel on Thursday, January 7 at 7 pm, on “Building Resilience and Recovery through Regional Foods.” He will also give the keynote and hold a workshop at NOFA-Vermont's Direct Marketing Conference on Saturday, January 9.

Carl Etnier hosts.

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