A new report released by the Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability shows that the potential economic impact of local food in the region is great. It’s called “Local Food as an Economic Driver: A Study of the Potential Impact of Local Foods in the Taconite Assistance Area.” Authors of the study are David Abazs from Round River Farm and Ryan Pesch from University of Minnesota Extension . Marlise Riffel, from Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability, edited the study. She and David Abazs