Indiana Grown announces new director

INDIANPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Division of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Bruce Kettler introduced that Caroline Patrick would be the new director of the Indiana Grown program and can lead its almost 2,000 members.

As Indiana Grown director, Patrick will assist Indiana Grown members discover and safe new alternatives and work to assist shoppers store for native merchandise. She may also meet with elected officers statewide to assist them higher perceive this system and the necessity to help native food-based companies and artisans. Moreover, she is going to oversee the Indiana Grown staff and work with them to set and understand a strategic imaginative and prescient and full different operational wants.

Patrick’s background focuses on culinary arts and native meals procurement. She was most just lately Director of Meals Diet at Group Hospital East in Indianapolis the place she began a bistro within the hospital targeted on native meals. Her schooling features a culinary arts diploma from The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.

“I’m thrilled to tackle the position of director for Indiana Grown. This program is close to and pricey to my coronary heart, and I’ve tried to supply native and store native for years in my earlier roles,” mentioned Patrick. “I’m wanting ahead to connecting with members and inspiring entrepreneurship, consciousness and growth for native companies in our nice state.”