BR’s Christmas Shopping List: food hubs go online
Since 2017, The Romanian American Foundation (RAF) has been creating food hubs in Romania through a programme they finance themselves. The RAF programme for developing the Food Hub business model began after a working visit to Philadelphia and New York. Together with the Civitas Foundation, they developed five food hubs that connect farmers and small local businesses to urban consumers. The food hubs are located in Bucovina, Cluj, Brasov, Iasi, and Odorheiul Secuiesc and they contribute to maintaining a local agricultural and gastronomic culture, to preserving tradition, reconnecting urban and rural areas, and promoting a healthy lifestyle.