What are the economic benefits of local food?

The program aims to strengthen local food systems, support Wisconsin farmers, an​d distribute fresh, nutritious foods to underserved communities. DATCP works ... About Iowa LFS. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service established the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS). With funding made available ... The festival features educational displays, locally grown and produced products for sale by local vendors and ISU clubs, and recipe samples using fresh-picked ... Jun 28, 2023 ... The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program has demonstrated its capacity to create economic opportunities for ... OSPI purchased 23 unprocessed and minimally processed foods from local producers and made them available at no cost to Washington schools in the 2023-24 School ... The results reveal that income and demographic characteristics are not dominant factors, nor do attitudes or behaviors related to the environment and health ... The Act requires institutions to set a goal of at least 20% of their purchase of food products to be spent on local food. It also requires institutions to ... The project focuses on translating lessons learned from local food systems stakeholders during the COVID-19 pandemic and simultaneous social crisis into a ... According to national survey data, American consumers exhibit a high interest in and awareness of local foods.1 To capitalize on consumer interest. The goal of this article is to test eight common beliefs on local food systems – from a consumer, farmer, community and environmental perspective – against ...