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Welcome to the West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition!

The mission of the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition is to build, support and strengthen a statewide network of those involved in West Virginia’s local food economies, with the interconnected goals of improving access to healthy, locally-produced food for all West Virginians and helping viable food and farm businesses to grow. We are an initiative of West Virginia Community Development Hub with funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.  Read more... 

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Value Chain Cluster Initiative supports food business development from field to fork
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 9:20pm

 

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Wrapping Up the Legislative Session - Policy Report from the Food & Farm Coalition
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 6:56am

WVFFC staff spent a good bit of time at the Capitol this month.  It has been an exciting session for local food! 
With help from the Hub's Director of Community Engagement and Policy, Stephanie Tyree, we met with numerous legislators, talked at length with Commissioner Walt Helmick, and organized the WVFFC-supported Meat Processing Working Group to speak with decision-makers.  It is encouraging to see how much support for local food is brewing at the Capitol.  As the legislature starts to wrap up, here's an update on what has taken place.

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Citizens gather with decisionmakers for “Road Map for the Food Economy” Working Conference
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 5:00pm

Farmers, health advocates, agency officials and others from around the state came together on Tuesday, January 29 for the "Road Map for the Food Economy" Working Conference in Bridgeport, WV. Culminating a year of work and learning since a similar event last year, the conference showcased efforts to bring more healthy local food from farm to table in West Virginia.

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Position Announcement: Five food and farm related positions open
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 3:40pm

New Deadline to apply: December 24, 2012

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Launching Fresh Ideas in Action Piece #8: Green Wheeling Initiative
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 3:19pm

Green Wheeling Initiative is a grassroots organization comprised of educators, farmers, entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to strengthening the local food supply in the Wheeling area.  Watch our new Fresh Ideas in Action piece to learn about how this group is transforming Wheeling with community gardens and a 10% shift towards local food. 

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