How Bitcoin can support the local beef industry

An organization promoting the Bitcoin economy and another focused on supporting the local beef industry have formed a seemingly unlikely partnership to improve community health and financial security.

Organizers with regionally based Bitcoin Bay and the Florida Beef Initiative have united to showcase solutions that foster localized food supply chains. Together, they hope to build a decentralized network of like-minded consumers and businesses.

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Councilmember shares supplier diversity concerns

St. Petersburg City Councilmember Deborah Figgs-Sanders believes local officials have a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to create a supplier diversity program that could serve as a national model.

However, despite years of planning and discussion, she also worries that the initiative won’t reach the residents who need it the most.