Why Does this Fertile State Buy So Much Food Out-of-State?
by YES! Magazine on Mar 4, 2014 | Views: 453 | Score: 4
Ohio consumers' food purchases that come from outside Ohio (in billions of dollars) | 26 |
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Food purchases that come from Ohio | 3 |
Sources:
yesmagazine.org, crcworks.org
1-in-6 Ohio residents works in the agriculture industry, yet nearly 90% of the food Ohioans buy comes from outside the state, costing Ohio's economy about $30 billion a year. To learn how a new kind of food economy is keeping local food in the state, and helping a lower-income populace gain access to healthy, affordable food, read the article: bit.ly/1aA28oe