Local organizations garner national recognition

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., along with other local organizations, was named one of only 26 nationwide winners of a “Local Foods, Local Places” federal competition to help revitalize the city’s economy through local food-system development.

Officials from the federal Appalachian Regional Commission, the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency will be at the Common Wealth Kitchen Incubator, 907 Elm St., at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to make the announcement about all the winners. The 26 winners were chosen from 316 applicants.

YNDC and the other organizations will benefit from workshops with federal officials to discuss how local food can spur economic development in the city, a report with recommendations as to how those proposals can be done, and $20,000 to begin to implement some of the recommended projects.

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