Agriculture committee  Thank you. In the United States a number of federal programs involve schools and other institutions. I'm not sure if the same model could be followed. Certainly at the provincial level and municipal level and all the way down to the school level, there is a movement for buying from local producers.

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much. Farmers markets are strengthening regional and local food systems by providing farmers with an additional marketing channel. Numerous farmers' markets throughout British Columbia are ensuring that fresh, local food is available in their communities. The old concept of farmers markets across our nation is being reinvented to meet the goals of local farmers and the 2011 and future urban consumers who are the end-users of our agricultural products.