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Food Systems - General

Reports & Other Documents

Household Food Security in the United States, 2007

Economic Research Service (USDA), November 2008.

Building Community Food Security: Lessons Learned from Community Food Projects, 1999-2003

Community Food Security Coalition, October 2007.

Consumer perceptions of the safety, health and environmental impact of various scales and geographic origin of food supply chains

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, September 2007.

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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

The restructuring of food systems: trends, research, and policy issues

M. Koc and K.A. Dahlberg. Agriculture and Human Values, June 1999.

The Food System: A stranger in the planning field

K. Pothukuchi and J. Kaufman. J Am Plann Assoc, Spring 2000.

Evidence based strategies to build community food security

C. McCullum, et al. J Am Diet Assoc, February 2005.

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Relevant Organizations

Center for Food and Justice, Occidental College

Community Food Security Coalition

Farm to School

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Additional Tools & Resources

A fact sheet on the U.S. food system. Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

Food and Society (Kellogg Foundation)

Food Miles and Consumer Perceptions of Locally Grown Foods

Powerpoint Presentation, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

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