{"id":4827,"date":"2014-06-23T11:59:29","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T15:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=4827"},"modified":"2017-02-03T16:04:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T21:04:01","slug":"local-foods-a-priority-for-mainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2014\/06\/23\/local-foods-a-priority-for-mainers\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Foods a Priority for Mainers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4825 size-medium\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;margin-right: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"food-basketlowres1\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-105x72.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-317x216.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-423x288.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1-634x432.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2014\/06\/food-basketlowres1.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>Mainers prefer to buy local food from in-state farmers, fishermen and businesses, according to a new survey. The findings are indicative of a sea change happening in the food industry, says SSI\/Mitchell Center researcher <a title=\"Timothy Waring, Ph.D.\" href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/home\/news\/media\/faculty-experts-guide\/timothy-waring-ph-d\/\">Timothy Waring<\/a>, who was part of a multi-institution team that prepared the report. And Maine is on the leading edge.<\/p>\n<p>In total, 80 percent of those surveyed said they purchase at least some produce, meat and fish from local sources, according to a report by <a href=\"http:\/\/mainefoodstrategy.org\/\">Maine Food Strategy<\/a>. Two-thirds of respondents said they did so out of a desire to support local food providers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaine is a national leader in supporting the local foods industry,\u201d said Waring, Assistant Professor of Social-Ecological Systems Modeling and a member of the Sustainability Solution Initiative\u2019s (SSI). \u201cPeople have altruistic motives when it comes to local foods, sometimes at a monetary cost to themselves. They want to support the community. That\u2019s not the reason people normally go to a grocery store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Local Foods a Priority for Mainers\" href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/home\/news\/news-2\/local-foods-a-priority-for-mainers\/\">See more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mainers prefer to buy local food from in-state farmers, fishermen and businesses, according to a new survey. The findings are indicative of a sea change happening in the food industry, says SSI\/Mitchell Center researcher Timothy Waring, who was part of a multi-institution team that prepared the report. And Maine is on the leading edge. 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