INDIANAPOLIS – Appointments for the Indiana Grown Initiative Commission were recently announced by Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. The 10 members will provide guidance and direction to the staff of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) which is responsible for connecting businesses that use or sell agricultural products such as restaurants, grocers, wholesalers, processors, and farmers’ markets with Indiana-based producers of meat, fruits, vegetables, wine, and forest products.
The first Indiana Grown Commission meeting is on Jan. 25, at the North Capital. It is open to the public.
The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture will chair the commission and will be joined by a representative from Purdue University. The 10 commission members are:
- Natasha Cox – Farm Credit Mid-America
- Mike Hoopengardner – Indiana Farm Bureau
- Mayasari Effendi – Mayasari Tempeh
- Jeff Bricker – Ivy Tech Community College
- Nicky Nolot – Tolon Restaurant
- Rachel Boyer – Rachel’s Taste of Indiana
- Marcus Agresta – Piazza Produce
- Leigh Rowan – Ft. Wayne Farmer’s Market
- Gina Johnson – Madison Farmer’s Market
- Jennifer Rubenstein – Edible Indy
