Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
by Steve Martinez, Michael Hand, Michelle Da Pra, Susan Pollack, Katherine Ralston, Travis Smith, Stephen Vogel, Shellye Clark, Luanne Lohr, Sarah Low, and Constance Newman
Source: US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, May 2010
Home Grown: The Economic Impact of Local Food Systems in New Hampshire. This report looks at how the state's local food system has an impact on New Hampshire's economy. It also outlines policy choices that may contribute to a more secure, vibrant and economically sustainable agricultural sector in the state.
Source: University of New Hampshire (commissioned by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Food Solutions New England and the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture)
Community Food Enterprise: Local Success in a Global Marketplace (Introduction and Methodology | Findings & Analysis)
by Michael Shuman, Alissa Barron, and Wendy Wasserman
Source: Wallace Center at Winrock International, 2009
Michigan Economic Development: Opportunities through Local, Sustainable Agriculture
Notes from a presentation by Dr. Michael Hamm, CS Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at Michigan State University, delivered at the University of Rhode Island in January 2010
Note: A video of this presentation from a previous talk in July 2009 is available here.
Guide to USDA Funding for Local and Regional Food Systems
by Kate Fitzgerald, Lucy Evans, and Jessica Daniel
Source: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, April 2010
What’s a Regional Food Center?
Source: Notes from a panel discussion at the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont Winter 2010 Conference
Healthy Food, Healthy Communities: Promising Strategies to Improve Access to Fresh, Healthy Food and Transform Communities
Source: PolicyLink
Farm-To-Cafeteria: New Markets, New Opportunities
Source: Down East Business Alliance and Healthy Acadia/Healthy Maine Partnership
A Report on Issues Facing Maine Farmers and Strategies for Private Philanthropy
Source: Compiled by Andrea Perry on behalf of a MaineCF donor