Residents launch food policy project

Will hold public workshop in February

A team of local residents is launching an effort to collect information about food production, storage and supply in the Upper Lynn Canal.

The effort is part of a project, led by the Homer-based Alaska Food Policy Council and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to improve food production and security across Alaska.

Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) partnered last year with the council to form an…