53-1 Wegmans Stores: A Model for Local and Organic Community Involvement.

See more from this Division: A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
See more from this Session: Symposium--Local/Regional Food Systems and Community Food Security: Making the Connection
Monday, November 1, 2010: 1:00 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102A, First Floor
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Dave A. Corsi and William Pool, Produce/Floral, Wegmans Stores, Rochester, NY
Wegmans, headquartered in Rochester, NY, has 75 stores in the U.S., and has embarked on several initiatives promoting health and community. Wegmans will present on the following store programs: The ‘Local Grower Program’ (history, successes, challenges); their own Wegmans Organic Farm (history, growth in organics at Wegman’s, success with getting others interested in growing organic for Wegman’s); and the ‘Eat Well, Live Well’ campaign  (history, successes, challenges).
See more from this Division: A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
See more from this Session: Symposium--Local/Regional Food Systems and Community Food Security: Making the Connection