Local Food Economics Resources Directory
LINK DESCRIPTION RESOURCE The Vermont Farm to Plate Network Case Study Case Studies Maryland Food System Map Case Study Case Studies Northern CO Food System Assessment Case Study Case Studies U.S. Cluster Mapping Website Case Study Case Studies WV and Midwest Assessing Opportunity Cost Case Study Case Studies SC Making Small Farms into Big Business Case Study Case Studies NY Strengthening Buffalo’s Food System Case Study Case Studies NY Assessing the Economic Impacts of Local Food Producers Case Study Case Studies 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.
Industry and Government Reports 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
Industry and Government Reports Opportunity Cost Framework Evaluating the Economic Impact of Farmers’ Markets Using an Opportunity Cost Framework
David W. Hughes, Cheryl Brown, Stacy Miller, and Tom McConnellJournal Articles 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
Journal Articles Community Economics of Local Foods Choices Theme Overview: Community Economics of Local Foods Steven Deller and Maureen Stickel
Journal Articles 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
Journal Articles 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
Journal Articles 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 MansuryJournal Articles Journal of Extension Journal of Extenstion: Resource for Evaluating the Economic Impact of Local Food System Initiatives Journal Articles 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 McFaddenJournal Articles 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 VermontJournal Articles 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 SystemsJournal Articles Did the Local Food Movement Trickle Down to Local Farmers? Union of Concerned Scientists
Dawn Thilmany McFaddenJournal Articles 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 MoralesJournal Articles 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.Journal Articles 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–MadisonJournal Articles 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 BonarekJournal Articles
Source: Resources Directory | Economic Impacts of Local and Regional Food Systems