Farm-To-Table Website Announced

Cornell Cooperative Extension Develops Food Directory for Chautauqua County

-by Katelyn Walley-Stoll, Farm Business Management Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (June 15, 2015) -- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua) is currently developing a current and comprehensive Farm-To-Table Directory for Chautauqua County. A questionnaire has been developed by Katelyn Walley-Stoll, Farm Business Management Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County with assistance from the Chautauqua County Health Network, and will assist in listing Farms, Greenhouses, B&B’s, Restaurants, and Institutions.

“This website will be a platform to connect consumers and farmers using a central, easily accessible location that will be controlled, updated annually, and maintained by CCE-Chautauqua,” says Katelyn Walley-Stoll. “The Farm-To-Table site will be Chautauqua County specific, and will list buyers – making it easier for more businesses to promote and purchase local foods. Our eventual goal in addition to the website, dependent upon funding, is to print a Local Food Guide that can be distributed county-wide.”

The Farm-To-Table website will be a place where local farms could advertise their business and products, area food service organizations could secure locally produced products, and consumers can find a reliable source of information for farms and businesses that work with local foods. The questionnaire, now open to any interested businesses, is available online at www.tinyurl.com/ccecf2t, or by calling 716-664-9502 ext. 202. The listing is currently free of charge, and will be verified and updated annually.

The development of a Farm-To-Table website is one of many initiatives offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua) and aligns with Chautauqua County’s 20/20 Comprehensive Plan. CCE-Chautauqua is a community based educational organization, affiliated with Cornell University, Chautauqua County Government, the NYS SUNY system, and the federal government through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

Last updated August 5, 2015