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3 <br /> Mike Ortosky explained the five parts of the value-added food industry: product, <br /> processing, marketing, distribution, and retail sales. He resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #4 <br /> FOOD SYSTEMS <br /> COMMUNM-f&ECONMUC QEL'ELOPhMINT OPFCIW RrrV A EACH COIv1POA'ET7 <br /> PRODUCTION <br /> PROCESSING <br /> D15TRIUL-HON <br /> MARICEr9 <br /> �ti�.�sre <br /> -- <br /> ll <br /> Mike Ortosky said there is opportunity in each of the major components of the food <br /> system. He resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #5 <br /> LOCAL ECONOMY <br /> LEAKY BUCKET THEORY <br /> bucket=locallregional economy <br /> water=money tvoluel <br /> a local economy Is a radius of <br /> about an hour drive fromjob <br /> _ centers <br /> i}. money is always leaking from the <br /> economy <br /> aeale.grow,and attract primary <br /> contn6u lory businesses-Increase <br /> inflow <br /> locally owned businesses help keep <br /> money in the local economy <br /> the wealth of a local economy is <br /> represented by the amount of <br /> water In the bucket <br />