The local production and marketing of food has reached a critical mass in the past few years. Increasingly, people are searching out food that not only is flavorful, healthy and safe but that also supports their local community. Farmers are working hard to meet that demand and are taking advantage of the economic opportunities community-based, or local, food systems provide. Many farmers, particularly mid-sized (often called ?farmers of the middle?) and small-scale producers, find that producing for and selling into a community-based food system is one of the only options left for them, as they lack the scale or financial resources to compete in a larger market. In recognition of the importance of local food systems, the U.S. Department of ...
The University of Missouri Extension Missouri EATs program connects local stakeholders to build and ...
A Maquoketa partnership was created to establish a demonstration for locally produced foods with a t...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, small and medium scale Nebraska farmers have gone above and bey...
Original authors: Mary Hendrickson, Sarah Hultine Massengale and Crystal Weberstats092022upload"This...
A growing literature has grappled with the emergence of local food systems as an alternative to the ...
A growing literature has grappled with the emergence of local food systems as an alternative to the ...
A growing literature has grappled with the emergence of local food systems as an alternative to the ...
In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given ris...
In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given ris...
As consumers across the Nation express a growing interest in a closer connection to their food produ...
Supporting Local Food System Development in Your Community provides local government officials, comm...
In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given ris...
Local food systems have attracted increasing attention as a potential solution to challenges in the ...
It has been a challenge for many community-based, small to medium scale, fruit and vegetable farmers...
Food and farming systems are critical to economic vitality and community health. However, these syst...
The University of Missouri Extension Missouri EATs program connects local stakeholders to build and ...
A Maquoketa partnership was created to establish a demonstration for locally produced foods with a t...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, small and medium scale Nebraska farmers have gone above and bey...
Original authors: Mary Hendrickson, Sarah Hultine Massengale and Crystal Weberstats092022upload"This...
A growing literature has grappled with the emergence of local food systems as an alternative to the ...
A growing literature has grappled with the emergence of local food systems as an alternative to the ...
A growing literature has grappled with the emergence of local food systems as an alternative to the ...
In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given ris...
In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given ris...
As consumers across the Nation express a growing interest in a closer connection to their food produ...
Supporting Local Food System Development in Your Community provides local government officials, comm...
In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given ris...
Local food systems have attracted increasing attention as a potential solution to challenges in the ...
It has been a challenge for many community-based, small to medium scale, fruit and vegetable farmers...
Food and farming systems are critical to economic vitality and community health. However, these syst...
The University of Missouri Extension Missouri EATs program connects local stakeholders to build and ...
A Maquoketa partnership was created to establish a demonstration for locally produced foods with a t...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, small and medium scale Nebraska farmers have gone above and bey...