The study reported here describes a Virginia Family Nutrition Program's target population's perceptions of barriers to using a farmers market to access local foods.
This report highlights a range of state and multi-state food system initiatives across the country and explores six cross-cutting themes. Key strategies, indicators and lessons learned are shared for each initiative. Practitioners of collaborative food system work will find this a useful overview with accessible insights into how to engage communities, coordinate multi-sector work and measure change.
Building a Just and Sustainable Food System.
Reports & Case Studies
Regional Food Insecurity
Hunger in America: Report for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Case Study by The Reinvestment Fund about Philly area supermarkets. TRF_CDFI_SupermarketStudy_2008.pdf
National Food Insecurity
2013_NourishingChange_FulfillingTheRightToFoodInUS.pdf
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Food System Analysis
Economic Analysis of Detroit's Food System
A look inside how Detroit's Food System operates.
found at: http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/gleaners/lega...
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Data Analysis
Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles- Allegheny
An analysis of Allegheny County in terms of demographics.
found at: https://profiles.ucsur.pitt.edu/profiles/county/42...
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Food Supply Chain
Assessing the Local Food Supply Chain in the SPC Region
This article looks at how the food supply chain operates in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission.
found at: http://www.spcregion.org/pdf/food/Chapter%201.pdf
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Trends & Strategies in Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness Trends and Strategies for the Convenience Store Sector
How convenience stores operate and how they can improve to help customers.
found at: http://hudson.org/research/11749-health-wellness-t...
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Innovations in Local and Regional Food Systems
Networking Across the Supply Chain: Transportation Innovations in Local and Regional Food Systems
This report looks at the innovations in regard to transportation in local and regional food systems
found at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/...
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Pittsburgh Annual Report
2015 Pittsburgh Today & Tomorrow Regional Annual Report
found at: http://www.pittsburghtoday.org/specialreports/PTTr...
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Food Insecurity
Low-Income Mothers' Perceptions of Barriers to Using Farmers Markets: A SNAP-Ed Initiative to Understand Access Points to Local Foods
The study reported here describes a Virginia Family Nutrition Program's target population's perceptions of barriers to using a farmers market to access local foods.
found at: http://www.joe.org/joe/2015august/a3.php
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How Food Systems Change
You Can't Rush the Process: Collective Impact Models of Food Systems Change (2015)
This report highlights a range of state and multi-state food system initiatives across the country and explores six cross-cutting themes. Key strategies, indicators and lessons learned are shared for each initiative. Practitioners of collaborative food system work will find this a useful overview with accessible insights into how to engage communities, coordinate multi-sector work and measure change.
found at: http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institut...