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Tahoe Food Hub
is a non-profit organization that is building a regional food system in North Lake Tahoe
by taking advantage of its close proximity to year-round food production.
Tahoe Food Hub will increase the availability of nutritious, ecologically grown food by connecting small-scale, regional, food producers with new markets such as restaurants, schools and hospitals. Tahoe Food Hub is committed to improving food security not only by sourcing food regionally but also exploring ways to grow food locally using 4-season growing methods. OPENING SUMMER/FALL 2013! Our Guiding Principles: 1. Promote regionally produced and sustainably grown foods in the North Lake Tahoe community. 2. create new markets for small-scale farmers, ranchers and specialty food businesses. 3, Increase awareness about the economics of food and the importance of local food. 4. Teach our children and community about 4-season growing methods to grow their own food. 5. Ensure equal access to local, healthy food for low-income families and individuals. |
Drawing by: Jana Vanderhaar
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What is a Food Hub?
Food hubs are emerging as the foremost way to build regional food systems leveraging the abundance of local food producers to feed communities. Instead of moving food through a “national” food system, a food hub aggregates regionally, produced food and moves it through a “regional” food system. A food hub strengthens not only the local food system but local economies by circulating money locally. By taking a regional approach, communities can work together to address their food security and build a more equitable supply chain from grower to consumer. |
What is a foodshed?
A foodshed is often compared to a watershed because they usually share the same footprint....food grows where water flows! A watershed represents where a community gets its water. Likewise, a foodshed represents where a community gets its food. For non-food producing regions like Lake Tahoe, a foodshed creates partnerships with food abundant neighbors who grow food year-round within 150-miles. |
