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Connecting Local Farms with Local Families

Essex Food Hub’s director on expansion, funding changes and building a local food network.

11/11/2026

Connecting Local Farms with Local Families

Clip: 11/11/2026 | 12m 9s

Essex Food Hub’s director on expansion, funding changes and building a local food network.

Essex Food Hub in Westport, NY, is more than a community grocery store. The nonprofit supports farmers and local producers while expanding access to healthy, locally grown food. Kira Witherwax talks with Executive Director Lindsay Willemain about the organization’s expansion, changes in government funding and the benefits of investing in a local food network.

11/11/2026

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