LOCAL FOODS, LOCAL PLACES:
REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES BY GROWING LOCAL FOOD ECONOMIES
2017 PARTNER COMMUNITIES
APRIL 2017
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. Seven
federal agencies—the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Delta Regional Authority—selected 24 communities to participate in
Local Foods, Local Places in 2017. 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 2017, federal partners are investing $810,000 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.
Sources: Local Foods, Local Places
U.S. Census Bureau
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Arizona
Mariposa Community Health Center in Nogales, Arizona, wants to expand opportunities for agricultural entrepreneurs and
promote physical activity and healthy eating by increasing community involvement in and walking and biking access to the
Nogales Mercado Farmers Market and community kitchen.
California
North Coast Opportunities in Ukiah, California, plans to open a community kitchen and wellness hub in the soon-to-be-vacant
county courthouse downtown.
Colorado
The Local Foods Coalition in Alamosa, Colorado, seeks to better connect the downtown with a nearby weekly farmers market
and create cultural and local food events to draw people to the area.
Connecticut
The Food Policy Council and the Farmers Market Collaborative
in Bridgeport, Connecticut, plan to enhance a downtown
farmers market to take advantage of its central location while
complementing other efforts to attract economic activity.
Idaho
The Nez Perce Tribe in Lapwai, Idaho, will receive technical
assistance to use its unique food culture as a tool for community
revitalization.
Nampa, Idaho, aims to improve low-income residents' health
by increasing access to healthy food in the North Central
Nampa neighborhood and strengthening existing community
partnerships.
Kentucky
The Clinton County Cooperative Extension Service in Albany,
Kentucky, plans to create a new downtown farmers market using
community input. The market will let families living in downtown
buy local produce within walking distance of their homes.
The Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation in Harlan,
Kentucky, will receive technical assistance to create a farmers
market downtown and develop other strategies to use agriculture
to mitigate the loss of coal-mining jobs in the area and support
broader economic development.
High tunnel gardens allow more types of food to grow in a community,
extending the growing season and increasing local food sources.
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Christian County-Hopkinsville Development Corporation
in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, plans to expand its downtown
farmers market using new partnerships to train more vendors
in marketing and other business-related areas.This technical
assistance will build on ongoing work to reuse abandoned
properties, support property maintenance, and restore
downtown parks to bring more people downtown, offer
additional healthy food options, and create new spaces for
people to eat and socialize.
Louisiana
The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center in
Tallulah, Louisiana, will connect ongoing community efforts
around physical fitness, access to healthy food, and downtown
revitalization.
Massachusetts
Nuestras Raices, Inc., in Holyoke, Massachusetts, intends to
develop a downtown food hub, including a commercial kitchen
and storage space that provides training, marketing support,
and certification to new food entrepreneurs and producers;
offers nutrition and cooking classes to residents; and hosts
cultural events.
Michigan
Detroit Public Schools Office of Nutrition in Detroit, Michigan,
plans to implement an Outdoor Education Center that will provide a 7-acre learning site for students and a community space
for the Barton-McFarlane neighborhood.The new site will promote healthy eating and active living while celebrating local food
as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization.
Missouri
The West Central Community Action Agency in Appleton City, Missouri, will receive technical assistance to move forward with
the planned Food and Agriculture Regional Enterprise (FARE) Center, a hub for food enterprises potentially located in a vacant
building on the main business corridor.
New Mexico
The Downtown Albuquerque Main Street Initiative in Albuquerque, New Mexico, plans to transform a vacant building in
a struggling part of downtown into a community kitchen and local food hub to provide vocational opportunities for local
farmers and food entrepreneurs, improve nutrition and food access for residents, and help attract investment to the area.
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New York
The Village of Greenwich, New York, will receive technical assistance to better coordinate ongoing food initiatives, including
finding a permanent home for an existing farmers market and opening a restaurant in a newly renovated building, in an effort
to revitalize its downtown by strengthening its ties with the surrounding agricultural economy.
The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation in Jamestown, New York, plans to reclaim an old city park as a new community
garden to help revitalize the neighborhood and increase access to low-cost fresh food while helping residents learn more
about sustainability and gardening.
North Carolina
The city Planning Department in Graham, North Carolina, seeks to align its downtown investments and redevelopment with
the local food system. Graham wants to build on a recently launched entrepreneurial space and explore the creation of a
culinary incubator.
The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission
in Henderson, North Carolina, will receive technical assistance
to establish a downtown farmers market and determine
partnership opportunities with the county farmers market.
Ohio
Working in Neighborhoods, a nonprofit in Cincinnati, Ohio,
will convene community partners, city staff, residents, and other
stakeholders to coordinate and integrate multiple projects to
improve food security in the area and revitalize
the neighborhood.
The McComb Economic Development Organization in
McComb, Ohio, will receive technical assistance to support
economic recovery in the downtown area, building on the
momentum from a recently completed grant that identified
community values and increased participation in local decision-
making. One possible project is a new farmers market that can
dovetail with downtown redevelopment.
Puerto Rico
Coamo, Puerto Rico, will receive technical assistance to convert
a vacant lot downtown into a food access hub as the expected
first step to larger revitalization efforts that include a new
farmers market and community garden.
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Tennessee
The Humboldt Chamber of Commerce in Humboldt,
Tennessee, plans to create a food-based business incubator in
downtown, enabling entrepreneurs to rent kitchen space and
access business consultation services.
Virginia
Martinsville, Virginia, will receive technical assistance to
revitalize the Fayette neighborhood using local food enterprises.
In particular, Martinsville wants to create a Healthy Hub by
combining a community kitchen and cannery with gardens and
educational programming.
West Virginia
The WV Community Development Hub in Whitesville, West Virginia, will receive technical assistance to determine how local
food production can create healthy lifestyle opportunities, bring new jobs, and help this coal-impacted community improve its
residents'access to healthy food.
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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