Community
Food Systems Resources
Southern SAWG Handbooks
Educational
Session Summaries
Leadership
Training Summaries
Other Resources
Southern
SAWG Handbooks
Food Security Begins at Home:
Creating
Community Food Coalitions in the South
This handbook ushers readers through the process of forming diverse
community collaborations, conducting community food assessments,
addressing food policy issues and operating profitable projects that
are the driving force of Community Food Security programs. Included are
many profiles of successful community food coalitions, numerous
references to community food system organizations, and sources for
funding and free or low-cost informational resources. More
details, download and purchasing information
Growing the Community Food Movement
From the Ground Up:
A Community Food Systems Primer
This primer addresses local, regional and national community food
organizing, provides direction for great project ideas generated in
communities, and answers frequently asked questions. The work of three
organizations are highlighted as best practice models for local food,
food justice and policy. More
details, download and purchasing information
Education Session
Summaries
Summaries are available (in pdf format) for all Community Food Sessions conducted at
our 2007 annual conference.
Leadership
Training Summaries
Summaries are available (in pdf format) for most sessions from our 2007 CFS Leadership
Training.
Other Resources
COMMUNITY
FOOD ASSESSMENTS
What's
Cooking in Your Food System? A Guide to Community Food Assessment,
2002.
A
comprehensive guide to informing and supporting the development of
community food assessments as a tool for increasing community food
security and creating positive change. Community Food Security
Coalition, PO Box 209, Venice, CA 90294; 310-822-5410. www.foodsecurity.org
COMMUNITY GARDENS
Cultivating
Community: Principles
and Practices for Community Gardening as a Community-Building Tool,
by Karen Payne and Deborah Fryman.
$16.00.
American Community Gardening Association, C/O Council on the
Environment of New York City, 51 Chambers Street, Suite 228, New York,
NY 10007; 877-275-2242; http://www.communitygarden.org/acga-store.php
Entrepreneurial
Community Gardens: Growing Food, Skills, Jobs and Communities,
1999, by Gail Feenstra, Sharyl McGrew and David Campbell.
This
study includes a comparative analysis of 27 entrepreneurial gardens,
five case studies and extensive appendices with urban agriculture and
gardening contacts, an annotated contact list of entrepreneurial
community gardens, business development resources and funding
opportunities for job creation and training in urban agriculture. 106
pp. $10 plus $3.50 shipping and handling. (Publication 21587.) DANR
Communication Services, 6701 San Pablo Avenue, 2nd Floor, Oakland,
California 94608-1239; 800-994-8849. danrcs@ucdavis.edu
Growing
Communities Curriculum: Community Building and Organizational
Development through Community Gardening, 2001, by
Jeanette Abi-Nader, Kendall Dunnigan & Kristen Markley.
This
book offers ten workshops covering community organizing, leadership,
fund-raising, communication plans, coalition-building, diversity, and
more. 352 pp. $40 plus $5 shipping and handling. American Community
Gardening Association, C/O Council on the Environment of New York City,
51 Chambers Street, Suite 228, New York, NY 10007; 877-275-2242. http://www.communitygarden.org/pubs/index.html
Growing
Together: Community Gardening and Food Security,
1996, by Sustainable Food Center.
Covers
all the details of establishing a community garden, for local
organizations, governments and individuals. 35 pp. Free. SFC, Attn:
"Garden Guide," 434 Bastrop Hwy, Austin, Texas 78741; 800-882-5592.
Other SFC publications include a complete "how-to" manual for starting
a farmers' market and Growing Smart,
a compilation of Texas sustainable agriculture success stories. www.sustainablefoodcenter.org
Starting
a Community Garden, from the American Community
Gardening Association. Free. http://www.communitygarden.org/pubs/index.html#Starting
FARM-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Healthy
Farms, Healthy Kids: Evaluating the Barriers and Opportunities for
Farm-To-School Programs, 2001, by Andrea Misako
Azuma and Andrew Fisher.
Explores
in-depth the opportunities and barriers related to school food services
purchasing food from local farmers. Includes case studies and lessons
learned from actual projects. 62 pp. Community Food Security Coalition,
PO Box 209, Venice, CA 90294; 310-822-5410. www.foodsecurity.org
National
Farm to School Program is
a project of the Center for Food and Justice, a division of the Urban
and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College. The project
brings together nine partners from four states to work on promoting
farm to school programs nationwide. Visit the program online at:
http://www.farmtoschool.org.
FARMERS' MARKETS
Farmers'
Markets: Rules, Regulations and Opportunities,
2002, by Neil Hamilton of Drake Univ.
Examines
the structure and operation of farmers' markets, with special attention
to the legal and regulatory issues that may shape their operation.
Provides a resource that will be valuable for farmers considering a
farmers' market, to vendors now selling at farmers' markets, to the
organizers and managers who run markets, and to those thinking about
creating new markets. Free. On the website of the National Center for
Agricultural Law Research & Information at the University of
Arkansas.
www.nationalaglawcenter.org/publications/index.html
From
the Field to the Table: Suggested Food Handling Guidelines for Open-Air
Farmers’ Markets & Fairs, 1999,
by the ECOnomics Institute.
This
food handling guideline creates an understanding of wholesome food
production, transportation, and display at farmers’ markets
or food fairs and develops food categories based on food safety
risks. ECOnomics Institute, Loyola University, Box 907, New
Orleans, LA 70118; 504-861-5898, ecoinst@loyno.edu.,
www.loyno.edu/economics.institute
Growing
Oklahoma Farmers' Markets: A Resource Guide for Market Managers,
2003.
A
three-ring binder full of resources for starting, promoting, and
protecting a farmers' market. Targeted for Oklahoma, but useful for
market managers anywhere. Coopeartive project of Kerr Center for
Sustainable Agriculture, Oklahoma Farmers Market Alliance, Oklahoma
State University, and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry. Kerr Center, PO Box 588, Poteau, OK 74953; 918-647-9123. www.kerrcenter.com
Hot
Peppers & Parking Lot Peaches: Evaluating Farmers' Markets in
Low Income Communities, 1999, by Andy Fisher.
This
report examines issues associated with farmers markets in low income
communities. It includes case studies of eight farmers markets, and
discusses policy barriers and opportunities. 61 pp. Community Food
Security Coalition, PO Box 209, Venice, CA 90294; 310-822-5410. www.foodsecurity.org
The
New Farmers' Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers &
Communities, 2001, by Vance Corum, Marcie
Rosenzweig & Eric Gibson.
Full of
basic information and innovative tips for anyone associated with
Farmers' Markets -- farmers, sellers, managers, market planners, and
their communities. Includes real-life examples on selling, displays,
planning, promoting, management, and building community support. 257
pp. $29.45 (including shipping and handling). New World Publishing,
11543 Quartz Dr. #1, Auburn, CA 95602; 530-823-3886. Credit card orders
call 888-281-5170.
LOCAL
FOOD PROJECTS
FoodRoutes
www.foodroutes.org.
Dedicated
to promoting sustainable family farmers. Maintain a wealth of
information to help support the purchasing of locally grown food.
Getting
Food on the Table: An Action Guide to Local Food Policy,
1999, by Dawn Biehler, Andy Fisher, Kai Siedenburg, Mark Winne, and
Jill Zachary.
Designed
to support local efforts to promote community food security by helping
readers understand the breadth of policies affecting their local food
system, evaluate policy barriers and opportunities, and develop
innovative policy solutions. Includes case studies and a resource
guide. Community Food Security Coalition, PO Box 209, Venice, CA 90294;
310-822-5410. www.foodsecurity.org
Local
Food Project: A How-to Manual, 2001, by Gary Valen.
Basic
booklet offering steps for how to start a local food project. 43 pp.
Free. The Humane Society of the United States, 202-452-1100. www.hsus.org
Local
Harvest www.localharvest.org
Host an
electronic directory of farms and farmer’s markets selling
locally produced farm products directly to consumers.
Consumers can search the directory by state, city, zip code, farm type,
or farm product to learn where to buy farm products grown near
them. Farms and farmer’s markets get free listings.
RESEARCH
AND REPORTS
Growing
Home: A Guide to Reconnecting Agriculture, Food and Communities,
2002, by Joanna Green and Duncan Hilchey.
A
comprehensive handbook for community-based food and agricultural
initiatives as a means of achieving sustainable community development.
Offers tools for planning and examples of strategies used by
communities in the northeast United States. Designed for community and
economic developers, agricultural development specialists, planners,
Extension educators, and other community organizers. 151 pp. $25.00.
Community, Food, and Agriculture Program, 216 Warren Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14853; 607-255-9832. gcg4@cornell.edu
Urban
and Agricultural Communities: Opportunities for Common Ground,
2002, by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST).
The
report provides an extensive discussion of the ways that agriculture
already contributes to urban communities, such as storm water
management, air quality, and economic benefits as well as community and
human health and recreational opportunities. It also proposes five
important initiatives that the agricultural system, higher education
programs and governments must undertake jointly to remain relevant to
society. The initiatives include comprehensive planning; public policy;
higher education; research; and partnerships and collaboration. Free. www.cast-science.org
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