CHESAPEAKE FOOD LEADERSHIP COUNCIL - MID-ATLANTIC REGION

REGIONAL FARM TO INSTITUTION STAKEHOLDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT

LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS | 2016

The Chesapeake Food Leadership Council, formerly a project of the University of Maryland's School of Medicine, aimed to promote healthy communities and a robust, sustainable Chesapeake Bay foodshed by leveraging the power of institutional food procurement across the region. Food Works Group (FWG) conducted research to identify opportunities that could ignite progress in Farm to Institution efforts across the Mid-Atlantic foodshed. FWG conducted interviews with approximately 40 producers, distributors, institutions, and other key stakeholders across the supply chain. The analysis informed a set of ten comprehensive recommendations that have been a guiding resource for other farm-to-institution efforts in the region.