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Scaling Up Local Food Sourcing: A Mulit-Campus Farm To College Pilot, Mary Ellen Mallia

NECSC Conference 2015

Starting with the commitments from 12 State University of New York (SUNY) campuses to purchase tomato sauce ahead of the growing season, “SUNY Commits to Agriculture” launched a pilot to leverage its large and predictable buying power to boost the NYS agricultural infrastructure. This initiative led to a funding opportunity through a specialty crop block grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture, that involves four state colleges working with the Farm To Institution New York State (FINYS) to create a Farm to College pilot program. This involves a statewide partnership of agricultural, public health and economic development interests who are working …