The Center’s quarterly webinar, “Food Hubs: Increasing Market Opportunities for Farmers, Ranchers, and Food Producers,” featured speakers from the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP) and University of Nevada, Reno Extension (UNR Extension). Speakers presented on the development and planning process of food hubs, its impact in fulfilling market gaps, and collaborative learning through food hubs networks. These initiatives and programs include direct technical assistance and information sharing through the UC SAREP California Food Hub Network and Transition to Organic Partnership Program, community assessment research outcomes such as UNR Extension Healthy Food Access Map, and resource guides for Food Hubs, including the USDA Regional Food Hub Resource Guide and Michigan State University National Food Hub Survey.
