The Keep Local Farms program announced an arrangement with Hannaford Supermarkets yesterday to support northeast dairy farmers. Beginning February 1st Hannaford customers can make a voluntary contribution at the checkout register which will be pooled and paid to dairy farmers. More info:
Hannaford Supermarket pledges to help local farmers - WCAX article 1/12/10
Hannaford to help New England farmers - Burlington Free Press article 1/13/10
This marks a major new direction for Keep Local Farms. The program kicked off last September with initial support from UVM and Harvard. Interested persons can also support the program online.
Keep Local Farms is a joint initiative of the New England Family Dairy Farm Cooperative, the Cooperative Development Institute, the Vermont Dairy Promotion Council and the New England Dairy Promotion Board. Yankee director Walt Gladstone is president of the New England Family Dairy Farm Cooperative, and was present at yesterday's media event in South Burlington. The print edition of today's Burlington Free Press has a photo with Walt and others, but the photo is not online.
