Growing Local : Case Studies on Local Food Supply Chains /

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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: Gómez, Miguel I. (Editor), Hand, Michael S. (Michael Stephen), 1977- (Editor), King, Robert P., 1950- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Local foods.
Food supply.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Produits du terroir > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Local foods > United States > Case studies.
Food supply > United States > Case studies.
United States.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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