Over the last decade, restaurant owners, food lovers and public health advocates have placed a new premium on eating fresh, nutritious produce from nearby farms. But they encounter major obstacles trying to bring fresh seasonal ingredients to consumers in the Washington region. We get a local perspective on the challenges of getting healthy food from the farm to the dinner table.
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Overcoming Obstacles to Eating Local
Listen Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in HealthGuests
Michael F. Curtin, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, D.C. Central Kitchen
Ann Harvey Yonkers
Co-Director, FRESHFARM Markets
Lee Hauter
Owner, Bull Run Mountain Vegetable Farms (The Plains, Virginia)
Mark Toigo
Owner, Toigo Orchards (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania)
Cathal Armstrong
Owner and Chef, Restaurant Eve (Alexandria, VA)
Anthony Chittum
Executive Chef, Vermilion Restaurant (Alexandria, VA)
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