CCE-Tompkins Buy Local Food Campaign

The Buy Local Campaign by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County is a community based initiative that evolved out of expressed interest to sustain local agriculture and build a stronger local food system in Tompkins and surrounding counties.Their goal is to foster the environmental, economic and social vitality of the community by increasing the connections between consumers and farmers. Through outreach, marketing, and special initiatives they seek to raise individual and institutional awareness about the benefits of buying fresh locally grown and made products and to make local food an integral part of daily life. They are currently working on increasing farm to restaurant connections, establishing farm to institution connections and providing access to fresh and nutritious food to low-income families.