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Local Roots Wooster: Connecting Ohio's Rural Community Through Locally Grown Foods

Local Roots Wooster aims to establish a year-round market connecting consumers and producers of locally grown foods. Our innovative business structure emphasizes producer and consumer cooperation, with a focus on supporting Ohio producers directly. Through community support and funding, we are making this vision a reality and planning future developments for sustainable growth and impact.

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Local Roots Wooster: Connecting Ohio's Rural Community Through Locally Grown Foods

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  1. Local Foods in rural Ohio www.LocalRootsWooster.com

  2. The Local RootsMission “To establish a year-round market place for the purpose of connecting consumers and producers of locally grown foods and other agricultural products. Our goals are to encourage healthy eating, expand local economic development, promote community involvement, and sustainable living.” www.LocalRootsWooster.com

  3. Innovative Business Structure • Producer AND Consumer Cooperative • Focus on Local – Ohio • Producers only – no brokers, no reselling • Allow producer to retain most of the sale • Producers set price • Sell on consignment • Encourage volunteerism www.LocalRootsWooster.com

  4. Making it a Reality:Community Support/Funding • Membership • County Commissioners • ODA/USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant • Local Businesses • ODA Grant www.LocalRootsWooster.com

  5. Future Developments • Rural Development/USDA (RBEG) Grant Processing Kitchen • Preserving & value add • Increasing variety • “Sprouts” www.LocalRootsWooster.com

  6. Community Impacts www.LocalRootsWooster.com

  7. www.LocalRootsWooster.com www.LocalRootsWooster.com

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