Local growers seek markets, food safety
If you missed reporter Nancy Lebens' piece on the air Friday about increasing demand for local food in Minnesota grocery stores, she has more on the topic this afternoon on All Things Considered.
The local food movement is changing some of the marketing and distribution networks for how food gets to the store. As growers scale up to meet demand or try to break into markets new to them, they increasingly are getting pressure from big retailers to give them exclusive supply arrangements and to take steps to meet food safety guidelines.
It's not as simple as showing up at the Saturday farmers market anymore, and you can hear from growers both veteran and new about how they navigate.
Listen for Nancy this afternoon, and you can read more here. You can also visit Ground Level's local food topic page for a lot more.
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