Resources – Local Food Economics

Local Food Economics Resources Directory

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2016	Examining barriers to implementation of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) in farmers markets	Examining barriers to implementation of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) in farmers markets: Perspectives from market managers Anne M. Roubal,a * Alfonso Morales,b Karen Timberlake,c Ana Martinez-Donate d University of Wisconsin-Madison
2017	Regulatory Practices of Urban Agriculture: A Connection to Planning and Policy	Regulatory Practices of Urban Agriculture: A Connection to Planning and Policy Mahbubur Meenar, Alfonso Morales & Leonard Bonarek
2016	Fostering Multiple Goals in Farm to School	Fostering Multiple Goals in Farm to School Alexandra Lakind, University of Wisconsin–Madison \| Lihlani Skipper, Vermont Law School Center for Agriculture and Food Systems \| Alfonso Morales, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2018	Community Economic Outcomes on Thursday, January 25, 2018	A Closer Look at how the Business Decisions and Financial Performance of Local and Regional Small and Mid-Size Farms Influence Community Economic Outcomes on Thursday, January 25, 2018
2018	Using the new Economic Impact Calculator to Assess your Project, January 24th, 2018	Using the new Economic Impact Calculator to Assess your Project: A Discussion on the Connections to the USDA AMS Toolkit and Framing Used to Develop the Calculator on Wednesday January 24th, 2018
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	Economic Impacts of Farm to School	Economic Impacts of Farm to School: Case Studies and Assessment Tools Libby Christensen, Becca Jablonski, Lacy Stephens, and Anupama Joshi
2016	AMS Toolkit	The Economics of Local Food Systems: A Toolkit to Guide Community Discussions, Assessments and Choices Dawn Thilmany McFadden, David Conner, Steven Deller, David Hughes, Ken Meter, Alfonso Morales, Todd Schmit, David Swenson, Allie Bauman, Megan Phillips Goldenberg, Rebecca Hill, Becca B.R. Jablonski, and Debra Tropp. March 2016.
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
2017	Oklahoma Toolkit Training	AMS Toolkit Training: Oklahoma, April 20, 2017
2017	New Mexico Toolkit Training	AMS Toolkit Training: New Mexico, February 14, 2017
2015	Webinar December 14, 2015	Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Local and Regional Food Systems: Best Practices, December 14, 2015 This webinar is an overview of the local food economic impact toolkit
2016	National Webinar, April 28, 2016	Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Local and Regional Food Systems: A Toolkit to Guide Community Discussions, Assessments, and Choices. National Webinar, April 28, 2016
	NY Assessing the Economic Impacts of Local Food Producers	Case Study
	NY Strengthening Buffalo’s Food System	Case Study
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