Jeff Good Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne
on May 21, 2015
Jeff Good Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Jeff Good, local restauranteur and civic activist, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at its May 19, 2015 meeting. The subject of his talk was Locally Invested Food Trade or LIFT. He described the loss of the ability to use locally prodcued food products in Mississippi bussiness, particularly restaurants. Early in the 20th century Mississippi produced nearly all of the food products consumed in the State. However, with the passage of time and some regulations, particularly to protect the consumer, most of food production relocated out of state. This is ironic since Mississppi is a vast agricultural state with large number of hungry citizens. The purpose of LIFT is to develop local sources of foodstuffs. Jeff is shown on the right during his talk. WE thank him for speaking to our club.