MISSION

• To provide city residents with access to fresh, locally produced foods and to connect local, sustainable farms to an active urban market.
• To raise awareness around food production and distribution and to assist in building a sustainable ‘foodshed’ for the South Wedge and surrounding neighborhoods.
• To enhance the economic viability of the South Wedge and surrounding neighborhoods through an increase in the activity and excitement associated with the neighborhood and an increase in the pedestrian traffic in the area.
• To support local economies through an increase in local purchasing and by enhancing the systems and excitement associated with integrated, local, living economies.
• To build community by bringing people together in an on-going, open and engaging atmosphere, and to support the dialog, relationships, and engagement necessary to the social capital that is foundational to sustained community renewal
• To directly and indirectly promote health and healthy choices for residents through quality options in food and the associated food system’s environmental impact.