Growing local : case studies on local food supply chains

Growing local : case studies on local food supply chains / edited by Robert P. King, Michael S. Hand, and Miguel I. Gómez.

In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given rise to one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. food system: locally grown food. Many believe that 'relocalization' of the food system will provide a range of public benefits, including...

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Other Authors: King, Robert P., 1950- (Editor), Hand, Michael S. (Michael Stephen), 1977- (Editor), Gómez, Miguel I. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Series:Our sustainable future.
Subjects:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Food supply > United States > Case studies.
Local foods > United States > Case studies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
Food supply
Local foods
Ernährungswirtschaft
Regionalwirtschaft
United States
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Understanding local food systems from a supply chain perspective. From farms to consumers: an introduction to supply chains for local foods / Miguel I. Gómez and Michael S. Hand
  • Research design for local food case studies / Robert P. King, Michael S. Hand, and Gigi DiGiacomo
  • Part 2: Case studies on local food supply chains. Apple case studies in the Syracuse MSA / Miguel I. Gómez, Edward W. McLaughlin, and Kristen S. Park
  • Blueberry case studies in the Portland-Vancouver MSA / Larry Lev
  • Spring Mix case studies in the Sacramento MSA / Shermain D. Hardesty
  • Beef case studies in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA / Robert P. King, Gigi DiGiacomo, and Gerald F. Ortmann
  • Fluid milk case studies in the Washington D.C. area / Michael S. Hand and Kate Clancy
  • Part 3: A synthesis of case study findings. Product prices and availability / Kristen S. Park, Miguel I. Gómez, Gerald F. Ortmann, and Jeffrey Horwich
  • What does local deliver? / Larry Lev, Michael S. Hand, and Gigi DiGiacomo
  • Can local food markets expand? / Edward W. McLaughlin, Shermain D. Hardesty, and Miguel I. Gómez
  • What role do public policies and programs play in the growth of local foods? / Michael S. Hand and Kate Clancy
  • A look at the future / Robert P. King, Miguel I. Gómez, and Michael S. Hand.

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