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A Food Hub to Address Healthy Food Access Gaps: Residents' Preferences [PDF]

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019
Interventions aimed at improving access to healthy food in low-income communities should consider the preferences of residents. Household food shop­pers in two urban, low-income communities were asked about their preferences for vendors at, and qualities
Jill K. Clark, Chaturia Rouse, Ashwini R. Sehgal, Mary Bailey, Bethany A. Bell, Stephanie N. Pike, Patricia A. Sharpe, Darcy A. Freedman   +7 more
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Are Food Hubs Sustainable? An Analysis of Social and Environmental Objectives of U.S. Food Hubs

Sustainability, 2023
The United States food system is highly centralized with only three of the fifty states producing more than 75 percent of U.S. fruits and vegetables. The high reliance on long-distance transportation and cold chains undermines the sustainability of the food system and adds to its vulnerability.
Shariatmadary, Haniyeh, O’Hara, Sabine, Graham, Rebecca, Stuiver, Marian   +3 more
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Food Hub or Not Yet? Exploring the Food Hub Milieu in Czechia

European Countryside
In global research, food hubs are evaluated as a suitable tool for the development of alternative food networks and the transformation of the agri-food system towards sustainability.
Smutná Zdeňka, Hruška Vladan
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Assessing Sustainability Priorities of U.S. Food Hub Managers: Results From a National Survey [PDF]

Foods, 2023
Shariatmadary H, O'Hara S, Graham R, Stuiver M.   +3 more
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Social Entrepreneurship in Agri-Food Systems: The Case of Food Hubs

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2023
Abstract Food hubs are nascent organizational innovations in local and regional food systems. Although the number of food hubs in the U.S. has grown over the past decade, their purpose in the food system is still debated. There is a lack of clarity in whether food hubs primarily pursue a social mission, economic value creation, or both simultaneously ...
Wynne Wright
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Toward a More Expansive Understanding of Food Hubs

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
A review of the uses of the term "food hub" reveals a dynamic and evolving concept. Since planners need to understand these various uses, we offer a preliminary framework for a food hub typology. We also suggest attributes and a definition that should be
Megan Horst, Eva Ringstrom, Shannon Tyman, Michael Ward, Virginia Werner, Branden Born   +5 more
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Effects of a Food Hub Initiative in a Disadvantaged Community: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation [PDF]

Health and Place, 2020
Bethany A Bell, Angela D Liese, Patricia A Sharpe   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Local food hubs in deprived areas: de-stigmatising food poverty? [PDF]

Local Environment, 2019
This paper aims to explore the potential of “local food hubs” to address issues of stigma associated with the use of food banks in urban deprived areas. “Local Food Hubs” are a relocalised distribution channel, however, like other Alternative Agro-Food Networks (AAFNs), it can be an elite phenomenon for affluent areas and consumers.
Harris Kaloudis, Katerina Psarikidou, Christian John Reynolds   +2 more
exaly   +1 more source

Impact of Food Hubs on Food Security and Sustainability: Food Hubs Perspectives From Leeds, UK

Food Policy
Papargyropoulou, E., Bridge, G., Woodcock, S., Strachan, E., Rowlands, J., Boniface, E.   +5 more
exaly   +3 more sources

The Effect of Message Framing on COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions among the Younger Age Population Groups: Results from an Experimental Study in the Italian Context

Vaccines, 2022
The coronavirus pandemic has been recognized as a major threat to public health. Widespread acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines is crucial for achieving adequate immunization coverage to end the global pandemic.
Sara Betta, Greta Castellini, Marta Acampora, Serena Barello   +3 more
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