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Growing local food. Scale and local food systems governance

Appetite, 2011
“Scaling-up” is the next hurdle facing the local food movement. In order to effect broader systemic impacts, local food systems (LFS) will have to grow, and engage either more or larger consumers and producers. Encouraging the involvement of mid-sized farms looks to be an elegant solution, by broadening the accessibility of local food while providing ...
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What is the Deal with Local Food Systems: Or, Local Food Systems from a Regional Science Perspective

2007
Paper presented at the 54th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Savannah GA, November 7th -10th, 2007. Preliminary version, please do not quote without permission of the contact author.
Hughes, David W., Eades, Daniel C., Robinson, Kenneth L., Carpio, Carlos E., Isengildina, Olga, Brown, Cheryl   +5 more
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Why Local Food Matters: The rising importance of locally-grown food in the U.S. food system

2013
What do we know about US local food demand? Overview of national statistics Importance of local food demand to food system—national vs. regional Changing buyer and consumer preferences Growth of local food marketing outlets Farmers markets CSAs Food hubs Is there room for future growth in local food demand? If so, what will it look like?
Tropp, Debra, Tropp, Debra
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Local food systems: concepts, impacts, and issues [PDF]

, 2010
Consumer demand for food that is locally produced,marketed, and consumed is generating increased interest in local food throughout the United States. As interest grows, so do questions about what constitutes local food and what characterizes local food systems. What Is the Issue?
Martinez, Stephen W., Hand, Michael S., Da Pra, Michelle, Pollack, Susan L., Ralston, Katherine L., Smith, Travis A., Vogel, Stephen J., Clark, Shellye, Lohr, Luanne, Low, Sarah A., Newman, Constance   +10 more
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Local Food Systems in New Jersey

2011
A roundtable discussion and the foundation for a new distribution ...
Brody, Stacy, McPeek, Kathleen, Moya, Melissa, Fagan, Julie M.   +3 more
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Local food systems: a framework for food sovereignty?

There are increasing debates about the importance of promoting collaborative local food systems – interconnected networks that merge the strategies of local food initiatives – to build collective power to address sustainability and food security challenges. However, in-depth explorations of the dynamics and potentials of local food systems in differing
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Realizing justice in local food systems

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2010
For alternative agrifood social movements, food-system localization is both an ideal and a pathway to resolve environmental, social and economic issues in the food system. This article addresses the potential for equity within food-system localization in practical and conceptual terms.
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Your local food system

Imagine a food system that meets your values and needs, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own.
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Local Food System Development in Hungary

2012
This article examines local food system (LFS) development pathways in the context of recent regulatory reforms in Hungary implemented to promote local product sales and short food supply chains (SFSCs). Taking a SFSC approach, two case studies demonstrate how new types of local food systems initiated by non-farmers attempt to shorten the distance ...
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Local Food Systems and Food Sovereignty

2023
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