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Maryland Food System Map

Map

Farming, Mapping, Processing, Production, Retail

Dozens of searchable categories are available on this award-winning interactive map produced by John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

Eat Maine Food Map

Map

Mapping, Marketing, Retail, Supply Chains

The Eat Local Foods Coalition developed this interactive map to help consumers and food producers connect. Make sure your favorite producers in Maine are listed!

Local Harvest Map

Map

Farming, Mapping, Marketing, Supply Chains

Use this map to find farmers’ markets, family farms and other sources of sustainably grown food in an area, where consumers can buy produce, grass-fed meats and other goodies — Visit www.localharvest.org.

Regionalist Approaches to Farm and Food System Policy: A Focus on the Northeast 

Publication

NESAWG Publication, Policy & Advocacy

Authors: Allen Hance, Kathy Ruhf and Alan Hunt

This paper explores why agriculture and food system policy needs to pay more attention to regions. Regionalism, which urges a move from sector-based to place-based policymaking, has emerged as a powerful principle in public policy. The focus of this paper is on federal policy, and the goal is to promote the integration of regionalism into farm and food policy deliberations at all levels, from local to national.

Are We Being Served? A Tool for Food and Farm Policy Evaluation

Publication

Local and Regional Food Systems, NESAWG Publication, Policy & Advocacy

Authors: Kathryn Ruhf

The purpose of this checklist is to assess how a policy serves the northeast – or any – region. It can be used to evaluate policy proposals as well as existing policies – statutes, bills, programs, rules, regulations and directives. Regionalism has emerged as a powerful principle in public policy. It was developed as part of Northeast Ag Works! was a region-wide project to propose, promote and support public policies that sustain and foster our region’s agriculture and food system. The project gave greater voice to regional issues and needs to help build more equitable and responsive state and federal policies and programs.