Vivian Howard talks farmers and local food, Covid hardships and the importance of pivoting
Story Date: 3/5/2021

 

Source: Shea Carver, PORT CITY DAILY, 3/4/21

 
One good thing that came from a year of health and business hardships: Many people were back in their kitchens cooking for their families. While local farmers faced loss of revenue from restaurant sales, it meant an upswing in subscriptions for community-supported agriculture (CSAs) boxes, as more folks got behind the slow-food movement during mandated stay-at-home orders.  “I know several farmers whose CSAs have just quadrupled,” celebrity chef Vivian Howard told Port City Daily on Wednesday.

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