Farmers in Connecticut have a particular challenge,

康涅狄格州的农民面临更艰巨的挑战
and it is that they are right in the middle of two metropolitan areas,

因为他们地处两大都市之间
so they have a big consumer base built right in,

所以他们有非常庞大的消费群体
however, there are enormous development pressures on them.

但是他们的发展却受到许多阻碍
In fact, according to the last agricultural census

事实上根据最近的农业统计数据
Connecticut ranked first in percentage of farmland lost.

康涅狄格州位列农业用地流失的榜首
Not acreage because Connecticut is a small state,

这个排行是按照百分比而土地面积
but percentage.

因为康涅狄格地方小
So these kinds of programs are designed to promote farm viability.

所以这些项目正是为了提高农场的生存力
The second is seed to table.

第二项就是新鲜餐桌计划
We've been delivering from the downtown market

我们一直把新鲜蔬果配送到市中心的超市
fresh fruits and vegetables to restaurants in downtown.

也配送到市中心地段的餐馆