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Getting Local Foods on the Menu

• Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A Conversation with Anthony Flaccavento about Strategies to get locally grown food in Institutions and Restaurants.

September 23, 11am-12pm. Learn about the Local Food Cost Calculator, a free and downloadable electronic spreadsheet that enables food buyers to calculate the true cost of using local food! There are two versions of the calculator: one designed for college and university dining services and an other for restaurants.

This dynamic webinar will include:

A brief overview of research related to the tool’s development

practices for stakeholders to make local food work in their setting.

(e.g., Schools, Retailers, Extension, & NGOs, etc.)

Visit www.ruralscale.com to find the calculator and the details of study. To join the webinar follow this link: https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/foodshed

An introduction to the Local Food Cost Calculator and best

A demonstration of how to use the calculator
• An opportunity for questions and discussion with Anthony

Learn More

https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/foodshed

Last updated September 16, 2014