Institutional markets are large, and nationally, in 2006, $30.9 billion was spent in the United States for food at schools and colleges, representing 5.8 percent of all expenditures for food away from home (USDA-ERS Briefing Room 2008). Institutional, food service, and retail markets have generally been very difficult for small, mid-sized, and often even large-scale farmers to access. Original WIT meeting facilitators & SUMMIT breakout leaders, winter 09: Design processes so we accommodate LARGE RETAIL AND SMALL RETAIL AS WELL AS LARGER FARMS AND SMALL FARMS.
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This requires that as the Fort Bragg initiative is designed and implemented, we consider how to accommodate and include farmers and businesses of different scales, particularly small and medium scale.“Feed the Fort” Game Changer - generally positive response but since Fort Bragg is such a large institutional market, it might not be transferable across the state to smaller settings.Highlights from Day 1 of SUMMIT, May 11th: Triad Region SUMMIT breakout session notes.
Southeastern Region SUMMIT breakout session notes.NorthEast Region SUMMIT breakout session notes.Mountain Region SUMMIT breakout session.Triangle Region SUMMIT breakout session notes.Formalizing the Initiative: Foundations & Baselines.Public Health & Food Access Disparities.Processing & Food Systems Infrastructure.NC Food NETwork: a North Carolina Food System directory.Notes from the SUMMIT breakout sessions can now be found on the WIT pages linked below. To have your name added, contact Amber Polk at Updates
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