ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) - Schools and hospitals in the Ashland area are being asked to join a program that increases the amount of produce they buy from local producers.
Organizers expect it will provide a financial boost for small farmers. Eileen McCutcheon and her husband operate a 105-acre organic farm in Mason. McCutcheon says it's been "an excruciating recession" for Angel Acres.
Northland College organized the program, which has a goal of buying 10 percent of produce locally this year, 25 percent next year and an ultimate target of 80 percent local.
Wisconsin Public Radio News (http://bit.ly/I1gLQA ) says Northland College hopes to get Ashland Memorial Hospital on board, as well as area public schools.
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Information from: Wisconsin Public Radio, http://www.wpr.org
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