Resources Directory – Local Food Economics

Local Food Economics Resource and Journal Directory

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2017	Evaluating the scale and technical efficiency among farms and ranches with a local market orientation	Evaluating the scale and technical efficiency among farms and ranches with a local market orientation. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. Bauman, A., D. Thilmany, and B.B.R. Jablonski. 2017.
2017	A Method for Evaluating the Economic Contribution of a Local Food System	Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics: A Method for Evaluating the Economic Contribution of a Local Food System Philip Watson, Stephen Cooke, David Kay, Greg Alward, and Alfonso Morales
2016	Did the Local Food Movement Trickle Down to Local Farmers?	Union of Concerned Scientists Dawn Thilmany McFadden
2013	Future Research Priorities	Economic impacts of local food systems: Future research priorities: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development Jeffrey K. O’Hara, Union of Concerned Scientists Rich Pirog, Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
2016	Critical Reflections on the Toolkit	Critical reflections on the USDA local food economics toolkit: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development David Conner, Florence Becot, and Diane Imrie University of Vermont
2017	Exploring Localized Economic Dynamics	Exploring Localized Economic Dynamics: Methods-Driven Case Studies of Transformation and Growth in Agricultural and Food Markets Allison Bauman and Dawn Thilmany McFadden
	Journal of Extension	Journal of Extenstion: Resource for Evaluating the Economic Impact of Local Food System Initiatives
2016	Economic Impacts New York	Assessing the Economic Impacts of Local Food System Producers by Scale: A Case Study From New York Todd M. Schmit, Becca B. R. Jablonski, and Yuri Mansury
2016	Economic Impacts of Food Hubs	Assessing the Economic Impacts of Food Hubs on Regional Economies: A Framework that Includes Opportunity Cost B. B. R. Jablonski, T. M. Schmit, and D. Kay
2015	What We Know and Don't Know	Choices Article: What We Know and Don't Know About the Economic Development Benefits of Local Food Systems David W. Hughes and Kathryn A. Boys
2015	Community Economics of Local Foods	Choices Theme Overview: Community Economics of Local Foods Steven Deller and Maureen Stickel
2017	Farm-to-School Programs	Choices Article: Do Farm-to-School Programs Create Local Economic Impacts? Florence Becot, Jane M. Kolodinsky, Erin Roche, Alexandra E. Zipparo, Linda Berlin, Erin Buckwalter, and Janet McLaughlin
	Opportunity Cost Framework	Evaluating the Economic Impact of Farmers’ Markets Using an Opportunity Cost Framework David W. Hughes, Cheryl Brown, Stacy Miller, and Tom McConnell
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