If you frequent the valley, you should check out the Buy Fresh Buy Local for the Shenandoah Valley website.  You will soon be able to find a directory of local businesses and farms which support and grow local foods.

As part of a larger effort to help local businesses and consumers make decisions about local food, 40,000 copies of the downloadable guide have been printed and distributed.

Through this effort, the group hopes to:

• Strengthen the local food and farm economy in the Shenandoah Valley area,
• Connect institutional food buyers to nearby farms and processors,
• Foster a growing relationship among consumers, grocers, meat processors, restaurant owners, dining service staff, farmers, local government, and economic development officials, and
• Assist local independent food and farm businesses better communicate their positive impacts on the local economy.

[via Hburgnews]

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