Agricultural producers, restaurateurs and other community members in the Dan River Region can give input on whether they want a food-processing facility in the area.
The Danville Regional Foundation’s Health Collaborative is offering a survey to gather input from current and potential farmers, ag producers, caterers, restaurateurs and community members who may be interested in a shared-use, food-processing facility and kitchen, said Ashley Nauta, chair of the collaborative’s Healthy Eating Action Team.
“We want to know if there are folks that would maybe shop at the farmer’s market and buy in bulk ... If they had a facility to go and process it [fresh food] themselves,” said Nauta, district extension agent for agriculture and natural resources with the Virginia Cooperative Extension in Chatham.
