Attached is Section 1 of the Fall 2009 MD H2E Sustainable Food Newsletter, which is a Special “Buy Local” Report about the hospitals that participated in the Buy Local Challenge this Summer. We have divided this newsletter into 5 sections since we received stories and pictures from so many of the 27 hospitals & nursing homes that participated (an updated number from the previous 25).

We will send out the remaining 4 sections over the next few weeks so that it’s in smaller segments that you’ll have time to read.  In the end, we will compile it as 1 online report which you can share with others. We begin with an overview of the activities and some highlights from several of the hospitals (see attached).

MD H2E Sustainable Food Newsletter – Fall 2009 – Section 1