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Farms growing bigger profits
Demand for local food drives agricultural businesses success
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The Appalachians Foodways tour makes a stop Friday morning in Alto to visit Jaemor Farms. Owner Jimmy Echols, left, takes Appalachian Regional Commission Federal Co-Chairman Earl Gohl, right, and the rest of the group through the farm’s store.
Entrepreneurs in agriculture are finding new ways to grow their businesses and profit, said Earl Gohl, federal co-chairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission, a regional economic development agency of federal, state and local government partners. Gohl visited Jaemor Farms near Lula and Mountain Fresh Creamery LLC in Clermont on Friday as part of his 13-state Appalachian Foodways tour highlighting the potential of local food systems to create economic opportunity and grow jobs. Owners from both businesses said rising demand for food locally grown or produced is helping to drive their growth.