Schools and other institutions rely strongly on regular deliveries, predictable pricing and safe handling of food. Over time, this has encouraged a cost minimization strategy which has slowly outsourced more and more food items and created a dependency on commodities based food system.

Subsequently we have failed to invest in infrastructure and provide geographic preference for farmers in the US. As a result we have systemically dismantled a viable agricultural system including the ability to adequately oversee the safety of the nation’s food supply particularly related to large institutional providers.
In order to re-establish a viable and sustainable food supply communities will need to make course corrections and begin the process of establishing the capacity for local growers both large and small to provide more and more of our food supply.

Experience Food project is pioneering new strategies to engage communities in developing the willpower and market demand for safe, local and sustainable food. Through our workshops and education programs we are focused on helping to define clear work plans for implementing community based efforts.