It’s not exactly farm to fork, but it’s close. By buying bread made in Arlington, jelly cooked in Hutchinson and coffee roasted in Inman, consumers are not only getting a product produced in Kansas, but they are keeping jobs in Reno County and helping the Kansas economy. … “The economic impact, even of those small sales, trickles down into the local economy,” said Frank Choriego, associate director of the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Wichita State University. If 500 people spend $100 locally, that’s $50,000 coming back into Hutchinson and Reno County, Choriego said. At least 80 to 90% of those dollars would stay in the general area because those things are produced locally by local folks with local products. And he said, not only will those dollars stay locally, but much of the money will be re-spent locally. The money will go full circle, from one Kansan to another.
Source: Hutch News
