How Fruit Auctions Are Helping Farmers Thrive

One in six Ohio residents works in the agriculture industry, and the food and agriculture industries contribute an estimated $79 billion to the state's economy each year. Yet nearly 90 percent of the food Ohioans buy comes from outside the state. What would happen if Ohioans began eating more food grown right in their towns and counties? Read on to learn more about the growing success of "fruit auctions," and what they might mean for rural economies (and diets).

http://www.dailygood.org/story/704/how-a-fruit-and-vegetable-auction-in-rural-ohio-helps-appalachian-farmers-thrive-erin-l-mccoy/