Reply #5: Another - local restaurant owner. [View All]

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She's on a crusade to get local farmers to grow more consumer produce. Fruits and vegetables she can use in her restaurant. If they'll commit to devoting so many acres to stuff she can use, she'll sign exclusive contract to buy all they can produce. She's encouraging other restaurants to do the same. We're in a beach/tourist area so there are LOTS of restaurants.

"The only way I can keep my prices down is to get locally grown stuff that doesn't cost an arm and a leg to truck in."

She recently signed a contract with a nearby cattle ranch to supply all of her beef.