Community Food Systems

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

An experiential learning program that explores the relationships between the food system, a community, and its people.

Promotes community based programs that work toward food security.

Provides publications and resources for direct marketing, farm to school, and Marketing Service reports and studies.

Promotes healthy lifestyles through improved access to nutritious foods, education, and advocacy.

Promotes new food-growing and marketing opportunities in the New York City area.

Promotes locally grown foods and provides resources for rebuilding local food systems.

Provides a list of resources on whole systems approaches to sustainable agriculture.

Defines community food security and provides research and tools for understanding a local food system. See also

•  Food Environment Atlas
•  Food Security in the U.S. Survey Tools
• Household Food Security in the US 2015