Resources Directory – Local Food Economics

Local Food Economics Resource and Journal Directory

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2022	Opportunities to support beginning farmers and ranchers in the 2023 Farm Bill		Opportunities to support beginning farmers and ranchers in the 2023 Farm Bill Becca B. R. Jablonski; Nigel Key; Joleen Hadrich; Allie Bauman; Sarah Campbell; Dawn Thilmany Martha Sullins
2022		10-1108_AFR-05-2021-0056-1.pdf	The profitability implications of sales through local food markets for beginning farmers and ranchers Becca B.R. Jablonski, Joleen Hadrich, Allison Bauman, Martha Sullins, Dawn Thilmany Agricultural Finance Review The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 directed the US Secretary of Agriculture to report on the profitability and viability of beginning farmers and ranchers. Many beginning operations use local food markets as they provide more control, or a premium over commodity prices, and beginning operations cannot yet take advantage of economies of scale and subsequently have higher costs of production. Little research assesses the relationship between beginning farmer profitability and sales through local food markets. In this paper, the profitability implications of sales through local food markets for beginning farmers and ranchers are explored.
2020	Do Cottage Food Laws Reduce Barriers to Entry for Food Manufacturers?		Do Cottage Food Laws Reduce Barriers to Entry for Food Manufacturers? JK O'Hara, M Castillo, DT McFadden Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy States have increasingly adopted cottage food laws across the United States. The laws allow small‐scale food entrepreneurs to produce nonrefrigerated foods in home kitchens and sell them via direct‐to‐consumer outlets.
2020	Local Foods Go Downstream: Exploring the Spatial Factors Driving US Food Manufacturing		Local Foods Go Downstream: Exploring the Spatial Factors Driving US Food Manufacturing SA Low, M Bass, D Thilmany, M Castillo Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Manufacturing, specifically food and beverage production, is a key employer in rural areas and has linkages to the agricultural sector. Using data drawn from the National Establishment Time‐Series for 2013–15, we explore what entrepreneurship, farm …
2020	Local Food Market Orientation and Labor Intensity		Local Food Market Orientation and Labor Intensity BBR Jablonski, A Bauman, D Thilmany Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2020 This research uses descriptive analysis to provide a preliminary examination of the role of human capital in farms and ranches that sell through local food markets.
2019	Sustainable Food System Assessment: Lessons from Global Practice		A new book, Sustainable Food System Assessment: Lessons from Global Practice, edited by Alison Blay-Palmer, Damien Conaré, Ken Meter, Amanda Di Battista, and Carla Johnston. Published by Routledge Press (UK), released December 12, 2019. This book features cutting-edge scholarship on food system assessment written by several scholars working in diverse regions internationally, with strong representation from the Global South. It includes scholars holding diverse approaches to systemic analysis. This is published through the FLEdGE network coordinated by Alison Blay-Palmer at Wilifred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. One chapter written by Ken Meter covers techniques for performing food system assessment in complex adaptive systems.
2019	The Farmers Market Metrics Project: Reflections on regional food system assessment in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro		The Farmers Market Metrics Project: Reflections on regional food system assessment in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Hikaru Hanawa Peterson a * and Joseph J. Nowak b University of Minnesota Twin Cities
2019	Harvesting Opportunities in Kansas		Building Community Wealth Through Food and Farming
2019	Making Change through Local Food Production: Calculating the Economic Impact of Your Local Food Project		Making Change through Local Food Production: Calculating the Economic Impact of Your Local Food Project Dave Shideler, Philip Watson
2019	Building Multipliers, Rather than Measuring Them: Community-Minded Ways to Develop Economic Impacts		Building Multipliers, Rather than Measuring Them: Community-Minded Ways to Develop Economic Impacts Megan Phillips Goldenberg, Ken Meter
2019	Improving Economic Contribution Analyses of Local Agricultural Systems: Lessons from a Study of the New York Apple Industry		Improving Economic Contribution Analyses of Local Agricultural Systems: Lessons from a Study of the New York Apple Industry Todd M. Schmit, Roberta M. Severson, Jesse Strzok, Jose Barros
2019	San Jose Food Works Study: Demonstrating the Economics of Local Food Systems Toolkit Methodology		San Jose Food Works Study: Demonstrating the Economics of Local Food Systems Toolkit Methodology Sibella Kraus
2019	Developing a Production Function for Small-Scale Farm Operations in Central Minnesota		Developing a Production Function for Small-Scale Farm Operations in Central Minnesota Ryan Pesch, Brigid Tuck
2019	Finding Common Ground: Defining Agricultural Viability and Streamlining Multi-organization Data Collection		Finding Common Ground: Defining Agricultural Viability and Streamlining Multi-organization Data Collection Libby Christensen, Learner Limbach
2018	Communicating Economic Impact Assessments		Communicating Economic Impact Assessments How Research Results Influence Decision-maker Attitudes toward the Local Food Sector Mallory Lynn Rahe, Katrina Van Dis, Lauren Gwin
2018	Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Farm-to-school Procurement		Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Farm-to-school Procurement An Approach for Primary and Secondary Financial Data Collection of Producers Selling to Schools Libby Christensen, Becca B. R. Jablonski, Lacy Stephens, Anupama Joshi
2018	Designing Effective, Scalable Data Collection Tools to Measure Farmers Market Impacts		Designing Effective, Scalable Data Collection Tools to Measure Farmers Market Impacts Darlene Wolnik, Jennifer Cheek, Marian Weaver
2018	Farm-to-School Programs’ Local Foods Activity in Southern Arizona		Farm-to-School Programs’ Local Foods Activity in Southern Arizona Local Foods Foolkit Applications and Lessons Dari Duval, Ashley K. Bickel, George B. Frisvold
2019	Assessing a local food system: The Palouse-Clearwater Food Coalition assessment process		Assessing a local food system: The Palouse-Clearwater Food Coalition assessment process Allison Bauman Colorado State University, Colette DePhelps University of Idaho Extension, Dawn Thilmany McFadden Colorado State University January 2019
2019	What is a ‘multiplier’ anyway? Assessing the Economics of Local Food Systems Toolkit		What is a ‘multiplier’ anyway? Assessing the Economics of Local Food Systems Toolkit Becca B. R. Jablonski and Dawn Thilmany McFadden, Colorado State University Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, January 2019
2018	Crafting Winning LFPP / FMPP Proposals		Crafting Winning LFPP / FMPP Proposals April 12th, 2018 Best practices and insider secrets for planning and writing LFPP/FMPP proposals.
2016	Regional food freight: Lessons from the Chicago region		Regional food freight: Lessons from the Chicago region Miller, M., Holloway, W., Perry, E., Zietlow, B., Kokjohn, S., Lukszys, P., Chachula, N. Reynolds, A., and Morales, A. Project report October 2016
2014	Planning for Food Systems in Lugo, Spain		Planning for Food Systems in Lugo, Spain Alfonso Morales, Andres Manuel García, Wim Timmermans, Rafael Crecente, and Ad Woudstra
2014	Rural Cooperatives May/June 2014		Rural Cooperatives May/June 2014
	Marketplaces: Prospects for Social, Economic, and Political Development		Marketplaces: Prospects for Social, Economic, and Political Development Alfonso Morales
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