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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
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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
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