Lauren Gwin, who helped found the Oregon State University Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems in 2013, has been named the organization’s director.
She’ll continue to help strengthen regional and local food systems, help businesses such as farms and processors, and get food to residents and markets — farmers markets, too.
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