Grant ID Number: CNE09-057
Grant Recipient: Kelly Coleman, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, South Deerfield MA
Massachusetts leads the nation in average direct farm sales per farm, and demand for local food continues to grow. A restraint on increased direct sales, however, is a shortage of local processing capacity, especially for dairy, meat, and greens. The project manager will write case-specific rationales on the economic benefits of improved processing capacity, identify the infrastructure needs in the farm community, and develop a guide and tool kit on this topic suitable for wider adoption.
