LOCAL FOODS, LOCAL PLACES:
REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES BY GROWING LOCAL FOOD ECONOMIES
2019 PARTNER COMMUNITIES
MAY 2019
Local Foods, Local Places, established in 2014, helps cities and towns across the country protect the environment and
human health by engaging with local partners to reinvest in existing neighborhoods using local food enterprise. Three
federal agencies—the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Northern
Border Regional Commission—selected 15 communities to participate in Local Foods, Local Places in 2019. In each
partner community, a team of experts will help community members set goals and plan projects that can boost local
economies and drive downtown and neighborhood revitalization. Projects might include farmers markets, local food
cooperatives, community gardens, and other food-related enterprises. By promoting better health, a cleaner
environment, and stronger economies, Local Foods, Local Places also supports efforts to alleviate poverty and boost
wellness among children. In 2019, federal partners are investing more than $265,000 in Local Foods, Local Places.
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Local Foods, Local Places helps communities create
walkable, healthy, economically vibrant neighborhoods
through the development of local food systems.
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Sources: Local Foods, Local Places
U.S. Census Bureau
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Arkansas
The city of Russellville wants to create a culinary incubator in a former fire station in the Main Street district to support
entrepreneurs and revitalize downtown.
Florida
The city of Fort Pierce wants to create new opportunities for residents of the historic Lincoln Park neighborhood to access
local, healthy food; exercise; and understand the importance of protecting the water quality of Moore's Creek.
Illinois
The Mt. Pulaski Economic Development and Planning Board is working to create a local food hub, community food co-op, and
a community garden on an underused empty lot to revitalize the downtown business district and support surrounding farms.
As part of the development of both local food and green
infrastructure strategies, the city of Peoria is exploring the
potential development of a Fresh Food Hub as a multipurpose
facility aimed at improving health outcomes and creating food-
based business opportunities for residents of underserved
neighborhoods.
Indiana
In Indianapolis, Near East Area Renewal wants to increase
access to affordable, healthy food while accelerating economic
growth and neighborhood revitalization and putting former
industrial spaces to use.
Kentucky
The city of Frankfort is seeking assistance to determine the best
location for its farmers market and to assess the feasibility of
creating a commercial kitchen to increase downtown foot traffic
and spur revitalization.
Maine
St. Mary's Nutrition Center in Lewiston-Auburn wants to
integrate local foods into downtown revitalization and
economic development strategies, ensure land use planning
can support local agriculture, and connect existing food and
agriculture efforts to strengthen food access and create market
opportunities for local farmers.
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Minnesota
Ecolibrium3 in Duluth is working to expand community
garden spaces to vacant lots, establish a commercial kitchen
for neighborhood residents, and create a year-round, indoor
food vendor to further neighborhood revitaiization, improve
food access, and increase economic activity.
In Little Falls, the nonprofit organization Sprout is looking to
engage residents in downtown revitaiization and economic
development opportunities that support the local food
economy.
The Asian Economic Development Association in Saint Paul is
working to open a fresh, local food hall and market in the Little
Mekong District to improve access to healthy food, support
neighborhood businesses, increase market access for Hmong
and other immigrant farmers and minority entrepreneurs, and
catalyze new investment that can help fund green
infrastructure.
New York
The Malone Chamber of Commerce will plan for a new
downtown farmers market to increase foot traffic, offer a
source of fresh food for residents, and provide a new retail
outlet for area farmers.
Pennsylvania
The City of Aliquippa Economic Development Corporation is working to improve fresh food access for downtown residents
and spur additional investment in the community.
Vermont
The Northwest Healthy Roots Collaborative at Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans City wants to make local food access
more equitable while supporting the growth and viability of diversified farming to sustain a strong downtown.
Virginia
The Charlottesville Food Justice Network and city of Charlottesville, in partnership with young people, residents, and local
urban and rural farmers, are working to develop an integrated plan to advance food equity through affordable food markets
and urban agriculture in low-income neighborhoods slated for future development.
The town of Pulaski wants to explore how various food access and healthy living programs can contribute to ongoing
downtown revitaiization, including adaptive reuse of former industrial and manufacturing spaces.
For more information: https://www.epa.aov/smartarowth/local-foods-local-places
Community gardens improve access to healthy local foods and provide
places for children to learn and play.
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