HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County Extension Service announces Homegrown Hillsborough, a community initiative to educate and engage residents on their local food system, or the production, distribution, marketing, access, and consumption of food.
Homegrown Hillsborough will focus on community nutrition, food entrepreneurship, and agricultural production designed to strengthen the relationship that Hillsborough County residents have with their food.
To grow the Homegrown Hillsborough initiative, residents are asked to complete a survey to help the County create food system programs and projects relevant to the interests and values of residents.
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The survey delves into the production, distribution, and consumption of food for Hillsborough County residents.
The survey gathers information on the following topics:
- Interest in buying locally grown food
- Interest in growing your own food
- Knowledge of food insecurity in Hillsborough County
- Accessibility to foods that promote a healthy lifestyle
- Maintaining a robust agricultural economy
- Preserving local farming
The goal of the survey is to discover what aspects of the food system Hillsborough County residents are interested in learning more about. Residents living in urban, suburban, and rural areas in Hillsborough County are asked to participate in the survey.
Residents can take the survey starting today, June 20, through the end of the year.
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