Infrastructure Work GroupGoals & ObjectivesThe mission of the Infrastructure Work Group is to foster a culture of networking and collaboration among diverse food system stake holders to build scale appropriate infrastructure that supports a good food system. Building on existing assets, strategies to scale from local to regional and transnational will be explored. Priority areas of focus will include: meat processing efficiencies; transportation/logistics systems; e-systems and data portals; innovations in dairy processing; and export networks and systems.
Tasks & InitiativesOngoing Tasks
Initiatives
Challenge/OpportunityThis Work Group experiences a challenge in maintaining communication among sub-work groups and the umbrella Work Group and to the other Work Groups. Many opportunities exist to collaborate across the Work Groups and we would benefit from a Work Group leader who could support the sub-groups and bring unity to the mission.
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Work Group MembersBRETT BAKER United Apple Sales ABBY BENNETT Coordinator, Project Work Groups LYNN BLIVEN Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County PHIL BIANCHI Headwater Food Hub MARTIN BROCCOLI Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County LAURA FOX Rochester Downtown Dev. Corp. JIM GALBATO Brigiotta's Produce MICHAEL GARDINIER Farm Fresh First JILL GOULD Butter Meat Co. CHRIS HARTMAN Headwater Food Hub GIOVANNI HOLMQUIST Empire State Development KIMBERLY LAMENDOLA NY Sustainable Agriculture Working Group CULLEN NAUMOFF Farm Fare LANIKA SANDERS Work Group Convenor PHOEBE SCHREINER Cadefarms GINA WIECZOREK Produce Peddlers CATHERINE YOUNG New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture |