Why Good Food Exeter closed
I watched this fascinating YouTube video today, which reveals some of the reasons why the local food hub in Exeter, Good Food Exeter , closed it's doors to business a couple years ago. At face value, such a closure sounds like a massive blow to the sustainability of Exeter's local food system. But is that really true? After listening to Lynn in this video, I'm not so sure. In case you don't know what an online food hub is, I'll attempt to explain. Actually, I'll let the US Department of Agriculture explain because their definition is as relevant in the UK as it is in the USA. Here it is: a food hub is "a business or organization that actively manages the aggrega- tion, distribution and mar- keting of source-identified food products, primarily from local and regional producers to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail and institutional demand." This definition explains the purpose of the Tamar Food Hub of which I am a customer here in Pl