The Center for Disease Control estimates that every year 76 million Americans get sick, more than 300,000 are hospitalized, and 5,000 die from food borne illnesses.

–CDC, 2002

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Would you like to start a "Buy Local" food campaign in your community, but don't know where to start?

FoodRoutes Network and Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA), have produced a toolkit: Harvesting Support for Locally Grown Food: Lessons Learned from the "Be a Local Hero, Buy Locally Grown" Campaign. The toolkit is designed for individuals and organizations who are interested in learning about the approach CISA uses to promote locally grown food through a multi-media marketing campaign.

The toolkit shares wide-ranging lessons from CISA's successful Buy Local campaign in western Massachusetts, as well as market research, marketing materials, evaluation tools, and other resources. It is filled with creative ideas and tips to get you organized and on your way.

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