Meghan at Wholesyum Baby, an amazing new company that makes ready-to-use, farm-fresh frozen purées, featured the South Island FarmHub in her blog. She's one of our FarmHub suppliers, and also a producer at Kitchen Connect.
Here's an excerpt:
How does promoting local food systems contribute to sustainability, and what role does South Island Farm Hub play in fostering a more sustainable food ecosystem?
There are so many different ways local food systems can contribute to sustainability. The carbon footprint for one—more than 93 percent of our suppliers are based within 60km of Victoria, and we only deliver within the Greater Victoria area. There’s also a lot less waste involved with local food—farmers harvest to order for the FarmHub, and we try to use as minimal packaging as possible. Supporting these farmers means supporting the ways they grow and treat the soil as well, enriching it and enhancing biodiversity.
We hope to make it as accessible as possible for people to support these local farms and bolster the local food system. It’s also exciting to see the collaborations between farmers, producers, and the food hub come into play—like Wholesyum Baby buying beets from Trouble Acre (one of our suppliers as well), creating the product at our partner Kitchen Connect, and selling through the FarmHub—full circle!
Check out the full interview here!
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