Its no secret that running a farm often means thin profit margins and little room for error – or conditions like drought. Now the Roanoke Foodshed Network is launching an emergency fund for local producers who may need a cash infusion to tide them over for a while. That emergency fund kicks off with a benefit concert. Next Wednesday the Roanoke Foodshed Network teams up with Sustain Floyd for “Rhythms of the Region, where six musicians that teamed up to produce music for the Network’s Good Food, Good People video series will hold an album release party; proceeds from album sales and any donations will go towards the new “Farmer Emergency Fund.” The Farmer Emergency Fund looks to raise least $25,000 initially, and hopes to attract a donor that will issue a challenge grant, willing to match that 25K goal. The “Rhythms of the Region” concert is at the Floyd Country Store next Wednesday, November 4th, from 6:30 to 9pm. WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
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