Connecticut jumped 10 spots, to 10th place, in an annual ranking of states’ commitments to locally produced food.
The ranking by Vermont nonprofit Strolling of the Heifers accounts for food sales by farmers, number of farmers markets and community-supported -agriculture farms (CSAs), and school districts with local food programs.
Connecticut farmers had direct sales per capita of $8.46 last year, according to Strolling of the Heifers. The state had 156 farmers markets, 119 CSAs, and nearly half of its school districts had farm-to-school food programs.
While Connecticut ranked highly overall, every other New England state ranked ahead of it, with Vermont in first place.
