News » Local

Conference Focuses On Eating Local

By Maureen Mespell
July 17, 2012 Updated Jul 17, 2012 at 2:07 PM EDT

Fort Wayne, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) -- Indiana is well known as a Farm State, but a report shows that we import 90% of our food.

An expert studied 30-states and shared those findings at a conference Tuesday at the McMillen Center.

The conference focused on putting systems in place to increase access to fresh, local foods and demonstrated how that will impact both nutrition and the local economy.



What are your thoughts CLICK HERE to leave us a "Your2Cents” comment.

Want to be in the know for the next weather event, the next school closing or the next big breaking news story?

TextCaster alerts from Indiana's NewsCenter are your defining source for instant information delivered right to your cell phone and email. It's free, easy and instant. Sign-Up Now!
Powered by Summit City Chevrolet



© Copyright 2013 A Granite Broadcasting Station. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

To submit a comment on this article, your email address is required. We respect your privacy and your email will not be visible to others nor will it be added to any email lists.