{"id":109226,"date":"2019-09-27T11:28:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=109226"},"modified":"2019-09-27T11:28:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:28:42","slug":"senator-rachel-may-hosts-roundtable-on-farm-to-institution-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=109226","title":{"rendered":"Senator Rachel May hosts roundtable on Farm to Institution infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Senator Rachel May<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Senator Rachel May (D-Onondaga, Madison, Oneida), with the\nLegislative Commission on Rural Resources, held a roundtable at SUNY\nMorrisville with leaders and stakeholders in New York\u2019s agricultural industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of the roundtable was to discuss a broader, more\nrobust Farm to Institution program across New York state. Farm to Institution New York State<\/a> empowers\npublicly funded institutions to purchase 25 percent of their food from New York\nstate farms.
\nMay and the LCRR are working with partners to increase the number of\ninstitutions participating, increase the percent of food from NYS farms,\nstreamline the procurement and distribution systems and create production and\nstorage facilities so more farms can take advantage of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roundtable is the first of many conversations aimed at\ncreating a reliable market for New York state farms, particularly small- and\nmid-sized family farms. By creating centrally managed processing, storage and\ndistribution centers, more farms will be able to participate in the improved\nFarm to Institution program. Schools, colleges, universities, hospitals and\nnursing homes that receive public funding would all be encouraged to\nparticipate in the program to provide high-quality, local produce for their\nstudents, residents and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFarms are vital to New York state\u2019s economy, especially\nUpstate,\u201d said May.<\/strong> \u201cI am committed to ensuring we are doing all we can\nto provide reliable outlets and markets for our locally grown produce, and one\nof the easiest ways to do that is with a robust Farm to Institution program. By\nworking to build strong infrastructure, more farmers can participate and more\ninstitutions can be served year-round. I am thrilled so many partners joined\nour conversation today and I look forward to continuing to build on our\nsuccesses.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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