date:May 25, 2012
onsumers and businesses all over the United States.
In 2010, Ecotrust of Portland, Oregon, used their $249,340 Rural Business Opportunity Grant to market their FoodHub internet website an online directory and marketplace that connects regional farmers, grocers, restaurants, and wholesales to food producers and buyers. The FoodHub website helps agricultural producers tap into the growing local foods market by shortening the supply chain between producers, sellers, and consumers. The RBOG will