to increase local food production and consumption, improve the physical health of our community members and foster community connections around a sustainable and self-sufficient food system through ongoing community education and collaboration. Mad River Localvores: Celebrating and supporting local food along the Mad River Valley; those who grow it, those who prepare it, and those who eat it. With our rising dependence on fossil fuels, degradation of the environment and advancing national health crisis, we see a pressing need for a model of change.