Eat Local First CAMPAIGN GOALS
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Grow and sustain sales for local farmers and food producers
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Grow sales for locally-owned food business i.e. grocery stores, bakeries, restaurants, fisheries, and wine, cider and beer maker
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Minimize barriers for institutional food buyers i.e. hospitals, schools, retirement homes, community organizations who want to purchase local and regionally sourced food
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Increase access to local and regionally sources food for low-income and rural populations
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Serve as the trusted community resource for finding seasonal, local and regional foods from the Olympic Peninsula region
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Educate consumers on how to use local crops and when they are in season
Learn about September Eat Local Month
Eat Local First Olympic Peninsula Collaborators
The Food Coop, Port Townsend
North Olympic Development Council
Washington State University Extension – Clallam, Jefferson, and Kitsap Counties
Jefferson County Farmers Markets
CAMPAIGN SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
We have a number of sponsorship opportunities for area businesses and organizations. If your business or organization would like to support the Olympic Peninsula Eat Local First campaign please contact us at info@supportlocalfood.org. Funding from sponsorships will be used to pay for marketing materials, event visibility, and staff coordination of the campaign.