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Central New York has a long and storied agricultural heritage, yet little of our food comes comes from local sources. While we would all like to see more local food on our store shelves and on our tables, the realities of the global food system place a few obstacles in the way.<\/p>\n
The following outlines some problems that institutions and local suppliers face when working with each other.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0What are the problems?<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0What are potential solutions?<\/span><\/p>\n Lack of Processing Plants \u00a0 \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 Build a food processing plant<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Harvest Storage \u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0\u00a0Refrigerated\u00a0Warehouses<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Insufficient Supply \u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0 Invest in expanding local farms<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Winter Climate \u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0 Greenhouses and Hydroponics<\/p>\n For a more in depth look at problems and solutions in the Syracuse-Onondaga food system in the context of institutions:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional Resources<\/p>\n USDA Local Food Initiatives<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Cornell Controlled Environment Agriculture<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSyracuse University<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Syracuse-Onondaga<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n
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