In November 2009, several organizations including the Center for Economic Options, Natural Capital Investment Fund, and the Collaborative for the 21st Century, co-sponsored a convening on local food entitled"Growing Local Foods: Enhancing the Local Food System for Economic Development in West Virginia". This event was funded by the Benedum Foundation. The 130 participants at the convening identified the need for better communication and information about each other as a priority.

Since the event, we have focused on broadening the outreach beyond those who attended in November. Your participation in this survey is important. If you know of anyone who would benefit from taking this survey and being included in the directory, please forward contact information to info@economicoptions.org.

Thanks for taking the time to complete this survey. If you have questions, please contact the Center for Economic Options at the e-mail address above, or call 304.345.1298.