Chattanooga’s TasteBuds local food guide will be published for a second year with some big changes. The 2010 edition will be magazine-styled and will include pictures, articles, and ads, all while keeping the local focus.
Last year, TasteBuds made local food more accessible and more visible in the Chattanooga region.
TasteBuds, Chattanooga’s local food guide, was introduced last year to help consumers connect with local food produced in a 100-mile radius of the city.
TasteBuds is a grant-funded publication that lists organizations that produce or support local food, such as: farms, hand-crafted food artisans, restaurants, wineries, breweries, community gardens, groceries and nonprofit organizations.
Last year, TasteBuds included over 70 local listings in the guide. This year, TasteBuds will top 100 local listings.
Crabtree Farms also conducted an online survey to gather feedback on the value and usefulness of the first issue of TasteBuds local food guide.
Of responding TasteBuds partners, 75% felt that TasteBuds increased demand for their locally grown/crafted items, 100% stated that being listed in TasteBuds increased their sales and 50% reported that TasteBuds enabled them to make new local food connections.
"I’ve heard so many people talk about how TasteBuds helped them find local farms, markets or local food crafters," said Melanie Mayo, director of Education and Outreach at Crabtree Farms. "The local food guide really is bringing consumers and dollars to the local food economy."
Crabtree is now accepting applications for the 2010 edition of TasteBuds local food guide.
For an application or more information visit: www.tastebudsguide.org