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Exploring Change in a Local Sustainable Food System

Somerset County has the lowest rankings for county health behaviors (16th) in Maine. Thirty-four percent of adults are obese, which is also the highest rate in the state. The USDA defines food deserts for rural areas as having at least 33% of the census tracts population residing more than 10 miles from a large grocery […]

Exploratory study to identify business interest in local foods in the Somerset County region

Local food is not only in demand at farmers’ markets, through community-supported agriculture (CSA), and other direct-to-consumer channels; it is also in demand in schools, hospitals, restaurants or any place where food is purchased. In a meeting organized by the Somerset Economic Development Corporation in October 2013, the need to increase the penetration of local […]

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