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A Primer on Local Food Systems
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018 First paragraph: Jennifer Robinson and James Farmer’s Selling Local: Why Local Food Movements Matter consolidates decades of research on the local food movement, drawing attention to the array of local food developments in the U.S.
Amber A. Heckelman
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Local Food Systems: Selected Resources
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2011 This section presents several science and technology resources on the Internet, including the web sites of The Ethicurean, eXtension and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Elizabeth Berman
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Food Policy Councils: A 20—Year Scoping Review (1999–2019)
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 The proliferation of food policy councils (FPCs) in the past two decades has been accompanied by increasing academic interest and a growing number of research studies.
Rebecca Schiff +2 more
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Local food systems: potential for new market connections for family farming [PDF]
Ambiente & Sociedade, 2020 In recent years, local food systems have come to be seen as a new possibility in creating markets for family farming. These systems are based on local production and consumption structures, with a primary focus on sustainability, locality and proximity ...
Amanda Borges de Souza +2 more
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Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2016 The social movement focused on re-localizing food systems is oriented toward recreating relationships between producers, consumers, and other community stakeholders.
Joanna Massey Lelekacs +4 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023 Informal settlements in South Africa are facing diverse challenges such as land inaccessibility for food production, poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, and climate change attributing to food insecurity.
Xolile Mkhize +2 more
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Canadian Food Studies, 2016 The local food movement in North America has grown significantly during the last decade, yet there still remains relatively little empirical research on the subject.
Ryan Phillips
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San Jose Food Works Study: Demonstrating the Economics of Local Food Systems Toolkit Methodology
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019 Like many fast-growing cities with a history as a major food production area, San Jose, California, has largely left its agricultural heritage behind. Much of its famed Valley of the Heart’s Delight, so-called because of the vista of springtime blossoms
Sibella Kraus
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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 A rapidly globalizing food system raises important questions of environmental sustainability, food security, public health, and nutrition. The local food movement has been arguing for localization and regionalization of the food system as an effective ...
Peleg Kremer, Yda Schreuder
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Barriers and Facilitators to Local Food Market Development: A Contingency Perspective
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 Many government and community supported programs and initiatives have been developed recently in response to social, economic, political, and environmental conditions presumed to be caused by the globalized food system.
Sherrie K. Godette +2 more
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