Environmental Journal: R.I.’s first food strategist sees herself as a conductor

5/15/2016 – Providence Journal:   In the space of a single sentence, Sue AnderBois, the first-ever director of food strategy for Rhode Island, compared herself to a train conductor and then to WD-40.
That’s not as confusing as it may sound. As she told it — with palpable energy and at breathless pace — Rhode Island already has an incredible array of local farms, food producers, markets and restaurants. She sees herself as the person to help all the pieces of the state’s food system coordinate better, sort of like a train conductor, and working more smoothly, like, well, WD-40. “Rhode Island has all these different assets and it’s my job to make them all work together,” she said. “The idea is to look at the whole thing and come up with recommendations, from ground to waste.”
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