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A food system includes everything from farm to table. For general resources and information on community food systems scroll down this page. For specific topics and resources go to:
  • Eating in a Community Food System
  • Food Entrepreneurship
  • Community Food Systems Research
  • Additional Resources

  • A Primer on Community Food Systems: Linking Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
    Cornell University. Division of Nutritional Sciences. Discovering the Food System.
    Provides a general overview of community food systems as well as the goals, elements, and actions necessary to support and strengthen the system. Also in PDF|134 KB.
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    Farm Agriculture and Food Systems
    Sustainable Communities Network.
    Provides a list of resources on whole systems approaches to sustainable agriculture.
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    Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit
    USDA. Economic Research Service.
    Provides a toolkit of standardized measurement tools for assessing various aspects of community food security. July 2002.
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    Community Food Security Resource Kit
    USDA. Economic Research Service.
    Provides a toolkit of standardized measurement tools for assessing various aspects of community food security. Include guides for profiling general community characteristics and community food resources as well as materials for assessing household food security, food resource accessibility, food availability and affordability, and community food production resources. Data collection tools include secondary data sources, focus group guides, and a food store survey instrument.
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    Farmer Direct Marketing
    USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.
    Find publications and resources for direct marketing, farm to school, and Marketing Service reports and studies.
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    Food Circles Networking Project
    University of Missouri. Food Circles Networking Project.
    Promotes the consumption of regionally grown food to support and maintain local farms.
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    FoodShare
    FoodShare.
    An organization dedicated to the promotion adequate food security through community based programs.
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    Hartford Food System
    Hartford Food System.
    Promotes policies and programs to improve sustainable agriculture and increase food security for Connecticut residents.
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    Just Food logoJust Food
    Just Food.
    Promotes new food growing and marketing opportunities in the New York City area.
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    Library of Foodroutes.org
    Foodroutes Network.
    Searchable database of materials relating to local food research and promotion.
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    The Food Trust logoThe Food Trust
    The Food Trust.
    Promotes healthy lifestyles through improved access to nutritious foods, education, and advocacy.
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    Wisconsin Foodshed Research Project
    University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Rural Sociology. Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
    Tools and resources for activists and eaters who are changing the way food is grown, processed, marketed and eaten.
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    Last Modified: Jun 12, 2008  
    Nutrition Assistance Programs
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