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Local Food Systems
Why Eat Locally? (576 K PDF) — University of Minnesota Extension
Top Ten Reasons to Eat Locally (714 K PDF) — University of Minnesota Extension
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass — United States Department of Agriculture — Helping schools find and procure regionally produced food is a key component of the USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food (KYF) initiative. The Compass is a new online multi-media resource that chronicles — through stories, pictures and video — USDA’s support for local and regional food systems. It includes an interactive map of USDA-supported local and regional food activities in all 50 states.
The Business of Local Foods — Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, USDA
Paper on the economics of fruits and vegetables: "Selected Measures of the Economic Values of Increased Fruit and Vegetable Production and Consumption in the Upper Midwest" — Dave Swenson, ISU Department of Economics
Comparing the Structure, Size, and Performance of Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains
Story, Mary, Hamm, Michael W. and Wallinga, David(2009) 'Research and Action Priorities for Linking Public Health, Food Systems, and Sustainable Agriculture: Recommendations from the Airlie Conference', Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 4: 3, 477-485.
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