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GFC Steering Committee Reviews Chautauqua County Food Systems Assessment

Last month, Chautauqua County Community of Opportunity (COO) Growing Food Connections Steering Committee members reviewed the results of a rural food systems assessment of Chautauqua County prepared by graduate students at the University at Buffalo.

 

Community members also traded experiences with a guest speaker from Douglas County, Kansas, Community of Innovation (COI). Rural communities are leading the way in food systems transformation.

 

 

 

 

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