Penrith. Protecting local food production

The Penrith local government area has 124 vegetable farms, about 11.8 per cent of Sydney's identified vegetable farms, the same amount as the Hawkesbury. Both were behind Liverpool, which contained 35 per cent of Sydney's vegetable farms. A Penrith City Council spokesman said, in the Penrith Star, the council wanted to protect local food production so “the benefits of fresh food and a sustainable local economy are here for generations to come''.