Community, Local & Regional Food Systems
A National Cooperative Extension Project Team
By Kari O’Neill and Chris Zdorovtsov, South Dakota State University Extension Community Development
Collaboration is the name of the game when you really want to get things moving on a large scale with an important initiative. Building a local foods system is such an initiative. There are many entities with interest, resources, and education that can and should be mobilized to assist growers and consumers in developing a food system they can navigate through easily.
Getting the right players to
By Suzanne Mills-Wasniak, Brad Bergefurd, & Tony Nye – The Ohio State University Cooperative Extension
Background
Similar to other metropolitan cities in the United States, Dayton, Ohio experienced a double digit (15%) population decline from 2000 to 2010. Accompanying the population decline was a decrease in employment opportunities, an increase in abandoned homes and businesses, and an increased need for fresh, nutritious produce availability in identified “food deserts.” Neighborhood demographics were changing, resulting in the opportunity for neighborhood revitalization. 3
By Julie M. Fox, Ph.D., The Ohio State University Extension
Introduction
Extension educators set the stage for stable relationships, inter-organizational linkages, and feedback loops upon which localized food systems could be built (Dunning, et al., 2012; Gulati & Gargiulo, 1999; Ramasawmy & Fort, 2011; Sundkvist et al., 2005). Extension’s involvement in food system development appears throughout history, illustrating various ways state and county personnel have contributed to collaborative networks that integrate sustainable food production, processing, distribution,
Jill Clark is an assistant professor in the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University. Jill’s research and service centers on food and agricultural system policy, planning and economic development, along with sustainable food markets and infrastructure. She is interested in the dynamics between urban and rural, producer and consumer, alternative and conventional, and global and local aspects of food systems. Current funded research focuses on opportunities for connecting food security and agricultural economic development policy initiatives, …
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Sarah A. Misyak, PhD1*, Meredith Ledlie, MSW1, Mary M. McFerren, EdD1, Kim L. Niewolny, PhD2, Kathryn W. Hosig, PhD, MPH, RD3 & Elena Serrano, PhD.4
Abstract
Photo elicitation is a qualitative research tool in which photographs are used to facilitate dialogue during interviews and focus group discussions. Photo elicitation as a research method is especially suited for the complex nature of food systems work. Food systems researchers and practitioners
By Holly Scoggins, Virginia Tech
Introduction
The interest in locally grown cut flowers is blossoming! From you-pick to farmers’ markets; savvy brides to local-lifestylers, this niche market can enhance or supplement sales of vegetables, herbs, and/or value-added products. Direct marketing (field to end-user sales) fits perfectly with small-scale cut flower production. If volume grows, there is also the opportunity to sell wholesale for resale by florists or floral distributors.
Cut flowers are high-value crops – one of the most
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An Evolving Classification Scheme of Local Food Business Models
Michigan State University Extension Resources for Local Food Entrepreneurs
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By Lauren Gwin, Oregon State University and Arion Thiboumery, Iowa State University
In this article we summarize recent research about what it takes to strengthen the processing link in the local meat and poultry value chain.
To bring locally grown, sustainably raised meat and poultry to market requires access to processing facilities with the skills, inspection status, and other attributes to handle these products safely, legally, and to customer specifications. Farmers and others suggest that limited processing infrastructure is a …