WV Local Foods System Asset Map

The WV Local Food System Asset Map is an inventory of existing ‘farm-to-fork’ agribusinesses/stakeholders. Using this tool, ASPs will learn how to profile the farm-to-fork business in their region; identify gaps in training needs/’farm-to-fork readiness’ (understand the product and market development risks and relationships they must manage as they seek to develop farm-to-fork relationships with various customers and other social agripreneurs; and the transactional requirements to manage those relationships [food safety, insurance needs, guarantees, etc.]); and identify possibilities for building agribusiness alliances/’agribusiness cluster development’. On the user-interface side, The West Virginia Local Foods Finder Map can be used as a one-stop place to help producers, processors and other small agribusinesses communicate real-time information to their consumers, so they are aware of products available for sale. This helps the sagribusinesses/farm families to stay in business and help families access local and regional farm products right in their local community. The full website with embedded map is accessed here: https://extension.wvu.edu/agriculture/sustainable-agriculture/wv-local-foods-map-directory; Link to just map: https://arcg.is/1KmS5j