Indianapolis, IN — A Greensburg restauranteur was recently appointed to the Indiana Grown Initiative Commission.
Mayasari Effendi, the owner/operator of Mayasari Indonesian Grill, is one of 10 people from around the state who were appointed to the commission.
The members will be responsible for connecting businesses that use or sell agricultural products such as restaurants, grocers, wholesalers, and others with Indiana-based producers of meat, fruits, vegetables, wine, and forest products.
“The goal of this commission is to ensure we are representing the voices of the over 1,800 members of the Indiana Grown community,” said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who also serves as Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “I am grateful to be working side by side with Hoosiers who represent all the different areas of Indiana’s agriculture industry.”
The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture will chair the commission and will be joined by a representative from Purdue University.
The first meeting of the Indiana Grown Commission is scheduled for January 25 in Indianapolis.
“Indiana Grown is excited to have these commission members representing Indiana agriculture and values,” said Caroline Patrick, director of Indiana Grown. “These members are volunteering their time and skills to the commission, and we are thankful to have their expertise help develop the Indiana Grown program further.”
Learn more at indianagrown.org.
