How can we measure the true value of local food beyond economic indicators?

Food safety is a critical component of good farm management. The National Farmers Union Foundation's Local Food Safety Collaborative (LFSC) is an FDA-funded ... Strengthening Iowa's local food economy. The Local Food Program at the CEEE works to develop a local and regional food system that positively impacts consumers, ... The legislation changed the definition of “local” and equivalent terms like “locally grown,” “local to Vermont,” and “made in Vermont” to better define Vermont ... The next Kansas Local Food Summit will be held July 29-30, 2025 in Salina. More details will be available in late spring 2025. Who Should ... This website provides a gateway for you to explore work going on throughout the US on food systems, and it continues to grow. LFM will help you streamline your business from start to finish – including planning production, harvest lists, packing lists, invoices, and payments. SLC FruitShare. Salt Lake City provided seed funding for several years to help launch the SLC FruitShare in partnership with the Green Urban Lunch Box. The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the LFPA Plus Program awards funds to groups who will buy food from socially ... Sep 5, 2022 ... The local food movement grew out of a reaction to changes in the U.S. food system during the 20th century. One crucial change was the rise of ... The Iowa Local Foods Purchasing Assistance Program was established to buy local food from Iowa's producers for distribution to Iowans in under-resourced ...