(Herkimer County, NY – July 2014) As part of a campaign for Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, and Play in Herkimer County, Herkimer County HealthNet and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Herkimer County have updated and distributed the 2014 edition of the Herkimer County Local Foods Map. As part of a grant from the New York State Department of Health, the Herkimer County Local Foods Map is a project aimed to increase awareness of local foods and healthy eating.
The Herkimer County Local Foods Map has been distributed to organizations and businesses throughout Herkimer County and the Mohawk Valley including all of the Mid-York libraries and farmers’ markets located in Herkimer County.
Herkimer County HealthNet administers the Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, & Play Grant to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes by increasing physical activity and increasing healthy eating. They have partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Herkimer County and together are working with local farmers’ markets and small convenience stores to promote and enhance the selection of healthy foods.
For a list of local foods maps distribution points and for more information about Creating Healthy Places in Herkimer County, please call Herkimer County HealthNet at (315) 867-1499 or Cornell Cooperative Extension, (315) 866-7920.
To view the online version of this map, please visit http://blogs.cornell.edu/cceherkimer/nutrition-programs/herkimer-county-local-foods-map/.