Sourcing from local farms and food businesses is a known priority for IU Dining’s leadership and, over the years, they have made this commitment clear by investing time and dollars to build direct relationships with farmers and food producers and identifying and prioritizing local suppliers within their distribution networks.

School food procurement is one of the most consistent and high-volume food purchasing relationships in any community. For rural Indiana districts like Richland-Bean Blossom, local sourcing decisions made inside one food service office can have immense impact on nearby farms.