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		You know who cuts your hair. You know who your doctor is. But do you know the people who feed you? Who grow and raise your food? Suncoast Food Alliance is part of an effort to bring your food closer to you.


To learn more about us, read one of these articles: Ticket Sarasota: Farm Fresh: The Florida Small Farms Conference celebrates local food from August 2012 Ticket Sarasota: Local Hero: Joel Salatin headlines Eat Local Week in April 2012 10 News, WTSP.com: Restaurants ''getting fresh'' with local farmers from February 2012 Tampa Bay Times: From local farm to restaurant table in Tampa Bay from February 2012 TBO.com: From farm to plate: Local tours show chefs food supply from September 2011 TBO.com: Alliance helps keep local products in Bay area from August 2011 Tampa Bay Business Journal: Local food is more than a fad for Tampa chefs from December 2010 Creative Loafing's Best Dining Trend: Voted as the best dining trend by the Creative Loafing staff in Best of the Suncoast 2009. Creative Loafing's Best Themed Dinners: And our Farm-to-Fork series was voted as best themed dinners by the Creative Loafing staff in Best of the Suncoast 2009. Spreading the word about local farmers: About last year's final farm-to-fork dinner and the importance of eating locally. King Farm Myakka: Quality produce for area tables: A great article about a local farmer that we work with. A video to make you smile! Click to see an advertisement for the L.A. County Fair. From farm to fork: August 27, 2008 by Linda Brandt of the Sarasota Herald Tribune. Putting a face on home-grown produce: July 9, 2008 by Jessica Klipa of the Bradenton Herald. Reprinted by the Miami Herald, Specialty Food and the Food Institute. Local company connects restaurants and farmers: May 28, 2008 by Brian Ries of Creative Loafing.