New Lake County Food Guide encourages buying locally grown food

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The new Lake County Food Guide has been released.


The Food Guide is a means to encourage all residents to buy local first, as part of a countywide campaign to “Eat Fresh – Buy Lake County Grown.”


Eating widely from the array of fresh produce available from local growers contributes to individual health as well as the health of our economy.


Food is a basic essential of life, the more local food we produce and consume the more we bolster our health, local food availability and food security.


The printing of the guide was provided by a specialty crop block grant from California Department of Food and Agriculture, administered by Lake County Department of Health Services.


The overarching goal is to increase production and consumption of specialty crops in our community.


Lake County’s specialty crops include fruit, vegetables and tree nuts.


The Lake County Food Guide is complimentary and available at the Lake County Farm Bureau or Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Lakeport, Lake County Visitor Information in Lucerne and Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce in Clearlake.


The food guide can be viewed electronically on the following Web sites: Health Leadership Network at www.lakehln.org; county of Lake at www.co.lake.ca.us; Lake County Chamber of Commerce at www.lakecochamber.com; city of Lakeport at www.cityoflakeport.com; and Lake County Visitor Information Center at www.lakecounty.com; or view it below.




Lake County Food Guide 2011

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