Saturday, July 16, 2005
Foodlink to help local farmers come to market
Senator Clinton, Foodlink and others launch major initiative to expand markets for
New York’s farmers and growers
Rochester, NY, July 11, 2005 – U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined Foodlink - the foodbank of the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes region - to launch the Farm-to-Fork Fulfillment Center partnership to facilitate the distribution of locally grown produce from at least 10 counties in the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region to markets in the state’s regional centers and beyond. The partnership is a result of Senator Clinton’s Farm to Fork initiative in conjunction with Foodlink and others.
At a press conference at Foodlink’s headquarters in Rochester, Senator Clinton and Foodlink spoke of how, by utilizing their regional food bank assets, Foodlink will act as a facilitator to help local farmers ship quality fresh produce from their farms to a central location in the City of Rochester. Growers can then sell their quality produce in local upstate markets or, with the help of distributors coordinated by Foodlink, take it to retailers, restaurants and more, in New York City and beyond.