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Community FarmShare Healthy Communities nourished by Local Farms Farmers Local smallscale produce farmers in Montgomery County face many challenges ranging from land access to labor shortages and insufficient agricultural infrastructure making it difficult for small farms particularly historically marginalized growers to become sustainable. Communities People and communities facing barriers experience a disproportionate higher risk of diet related chronic disease due to lack of healthy food access Planet The impact of agriculture and food systems is clear. Industrial food production is a major driver of climate change and the destruction of nature accounting for nearly onethird of greenhouse gas GHG emissions 90 of landuse change and 70 of water use globally. Local sustainable food production can help offset these impacts.