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Guiding Diffusion among Local Food Clientele: Recommendations for Extension Programming

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2018
The demand for local food has risen dramatically over the last decade, and many states have created brands to promote products grown within that state. However, the effect of state brands on consumer perceptions remains unknown. Extension agents serve as
Joy N. Rumble, Alexa J. Lamm, Keegan D. Gay   +2 more
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Do Government Policies Grow Local Food? [PDF]

local food, food policy, direct marketing, food safety, Know Your Farmer, Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,
Hardesty, Shermain D.
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Do carrots really have to travel 700 kilometres? [PDF]

, 2005
The transport question was a starting point for local food activities in Kauhajoki, in western Finland. Questioning this led to further activities in the area.
Kakriainen, Salla
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
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Sourcing and Promotion of Local Foods by Food Cooperatives in the U.S. [PDF]

This study examines the role that food consumer cooperatives play in the local food networks. Data are collected from three case studies with leading food cooperatives and a national survey of the general managers of food cooperatives.
Katchova, Ani L., Woods, Timothy A.
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Local and/or Organic: A balancing of values for producers and consumers [PDF]

, 2006
The poster explores the meaning of organic and local food and how closely they are related in the mind of consumers and producers of organic food, drawing on focus group discussions and laddering interviews with 181 consumers and 33 producers.
Padel, Susanne
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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vertical agriculture’s potential implications for food system resilience: outcomes of focus groups in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia

Ecology and Society
Food systems are vulnerable to socioeconomic and environmental changes, and increasing food system resilience has emerged as a key public policy priority. Vertical agriculture is one potential strategy to contribute to food system resilience.
Alesandros Glaros, Robert Newell, Addisalem Benyam, Stefania Pizzirani, Lenore Lauri Newman   +4 more
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Local food systems in Walloon Region (Belgium): definition and trends in supply and demand [PDF]

Local food systems are one solution to promote local products in different ways and particularly by bringing together producers and consumers. This paper follows different purposes.
Claustriaux Jean-Jacques, Horge Eléonore, Lebailly Philippe, Samuel Comps, Vandercammen Marc   +4 more
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Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source