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Crash Course: What is Local Meat Processing

2016

Publication

Processing

Authors: Niche Meat Processing

Great resource (1 of 4) from Niche Meat Processing on the basics of local meat processing.

FINDINGS OF THE 2015 NATIONAL FOOD HUB SURVEY

2016

Publication

Food Hubs

Authors: Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems

The 2015 National Food Hub Survey and its predecessor, the 2013 National Food Hub Survey, represent a broad effort to aggregate national level data on the characteristics and impact of food hubs

Agrarian Apprenticeship: Growing the Next Generation of Ranchers and Farmers

2016

Publication

Farming, Workforce

Authors: Virginie Pointeau, Julie Sullivan, Sarah Wentzel-Fisher

This work is a 120+ page book detailing our findings, profiling apprenticeship programs around the US, and a guide to starting an apprenticeship on your ranch or farm.

Urban Agriculture Tool Kit

2016

Publication

Food Access, Food Systems, Local and Regional Food Systems

Authors: USDA

This urban agriculture toolkit lays out the common operational elements that most urban farmers must consider as they start up or grow their operations.

Kids on the Frontline: How pesticides are undermining the health of rural children

2016

Publication

Inputs, Policy & Advocacy

Authors: Pesticide Action Network North America: Emily C. Marquez, PhD and Kristin S. Schafer, MA with Gabrielle Aldern Kristin VanderMolen, PhD

A report on pesticide usage’s disproportionate effects on children.

Vacant Lots to Vibrant Plots

2016

Publication

Food Justice, Food Systems, Land Use

Authors: Raychel Santo, Anne Palmer, Brent Kim

This review provides an overview of the documented sociocultural, health, environmental, and economic development outcomes of urban agriculture.

Food Frontiers

2016

Video

Food Access

Authors: Center for a Livable Future

Food Frontiers showcases six projects from around the United States that are increasing access to healthy food in varied ways – from a pioneering farm-to-school project to creative supermarket financing to cooking classes in a doctor’s office and a teen-managed grocery store.

Running a Food Hub, Assessing Financial Viability, Volume III

2016

Publication

Food Hubs, Local and Regional Food Systems

Authors: James Matson, Jeremiah Thayer, and Jessica Shaw

Volume III of a USDA report series for food hubs, focusing on financial viability.

Understanding the Rise in Rural Child Poverty, 2003-2014

2016

Publication

Equity, Food Access, Food Justice, Food Security

A report documenting the rise in Rural Poverty between 2003-2014, published by the USDA Economic Research Service.

Instituting Change: An Overview of Institutional Food Procurement and Recommendations for Improvement

2016

Publication

Farm to Institution

Authors: Claire Fitch and Raychel Santo

This report reviews the literature and key information resources regarding institutional food service procurement systems, presents the potential benefits of a large-scale shift among institutional procurement policies, discusses some of the existing barriers to the adoption of policies that favor regionally and/or sustainably produced food, and provides recommendations and tools for influencing institutional food procurement practices