Farmers in the Intervale, a 700-acre green space in Burlington, Vermont, provide vegetables and fruits to local residents from May to November. This research answers the question: Who eats Intervale food? From a sustainable agriculture perspective, food system localization is expected to improve the livelihoods of participating farmers; from a community food security perspective it is expected to improve the diets of participating eaters and expand their control over what foods are available to them. Intervale-grown food is distributed through market and non-market means. The demographic data that I collected about Intervale eaters suggests that non-market distribution of Intervale food makes it available to segments of the local population...
The Importance of Local Food Systems: A little known fact is that, generally speaking, food consumed...
Research into the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of food systems has received increa...
To open new markets, some farmers have adapted direct-to-consumer (DTC) models, such as Community Su...
As consumer interest in locally grown food increases, farmers and organizations are working on inven...
Numerous studies have measured the economic impact of increased consumption of locally grown foods, ...
Objective. This article serves as a pilot study of three central aspects of sociological research co...
This paper revisits and updates a 2011 study to count local food consumption in Vermont. We find con...
Locally oriented food has recently gained considerable popularity as an alternative to the industria...
The United States is among the top agricultural producers in the world in total revenue, behind only...
Getting local farm food to customers in ways that make financial and logistical sense for both farme...
There is growing consumer interest in locally produced food and farmers and retailers play an impor...
A growing literature has grappled with the emergence of local food systems as an alternative to the ...
Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake continues to decline among sub-population in the United States. Curr...
This research sought to examine the perceptions around the barriers and benefits to purchasing local...
The local food movement has been booming over the last several years. The number of farmers’ markets...
The Importance of Local Food Systems: A little known fact is that, generally speaking, food consumed...
Research into the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of food systems has received increa...
To open new markets, some farmers have adapted direct-to-consumer (DTC) models, such as Community Su...
As consumer interest in locally grown food increases, farmers and organizations are working on inven...
Numerous studies have measured the economic impact of increased consumption of locally grown foods, ...
Objective. This article serves as a pilot study of three central aspects of sociological research co...
This paper revisits and updates a 2011 study to count local food consumption in Vermont. We find con...
Locally oriented food has recently gained considerable popularity as an alternative to the industria...
The United States is among the top agricultural producers in the world in total revenue, behind only...
Getting local farm food to customers in ways that make financial and logistical sense for both farme...
There is growing consumer interest in locally produced food and farmers and retailers play an impor...
A growing literature has grappled with the emergence of local food systems as an alternative to the ...
Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake continues to decline among sub-population in the United States. Curr...
This research sought to examine the perceptions around the barriers and benefits to purchasing local...
The local food movement has been booming over the last several years. The number of farmers’ markets...
The Importance of Local Food Systems: A little known fact is that, generally speaking, food consumed...
Research into the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of food systems has received increa...
To open new markets, some farmers have adapted direct-to-consumer (DTC) models, such as Community Su...