Download or read book Assessing Opportunities for Organic and Sustainably Grown Local Foods for Restaurant and Retail Food Store Distribution in Ohio written by Shoshanah Miriam Inwood and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Organic agriculture and local food systems are seen as an alternative to the negative environmental impacts associated with conventional agricultural production systems and mainstream food distribution systems. There is a necessary relationship between organic and local food systems based on their ability to abate environmental pollution. However, that potential is limited to the degree that "organic", "local" and "locally grown organic" foods are able to comprehensively permeate throughout the food system. Farmer's Market and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups have been the foundational movements for promoting sustainably grown local foods. Initiatives to reach a broader range of buyers and create more marketing opportunities for local farmers have concentrated on developing restaurants and retail food outlets markets. Restaurants, food retail outlets, and individual consumers impact each others buying and eating habits by influencing product selection based on taste, aesthetics, growing methods, and place of origin.
Download or read book An Analysis of Independent Restaurants Featuring Organic Food in Metropolitan Cities in the United States written by Nina Moore and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-01-25 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about independent restaurants that feature organic food on their menus in metropolitan cities in the United States. The authors hope that the current book has encapsulated a timely scholarly analysis that sheds an important light on some of the chief factors that impinge upon the successes and failures of these niched restaurants in the conduct of their operations. Readers should note that in writing this book, our working assumption hinged upon the notion that public policy makers should seek to expand the demand and supply of organic foods to benefit all segments of society, especially those who live in what some called food deserts across metropolitan centers in the United States. In pursuing our crucial analytic objectives, we ensured that the various chapters of the book dwelled essentially on the ethical, managerial and microeconomic factors (menu categories, average cost, revenue, risk-taking, profit etc.) that affected leadership and organizational goals in the context of the independent restaurants that were sampled in the study, whose findings are reported in this book.
Download or read book Building Capacity for Local and Organic Proud Foods for Retail and Restaurant Distribution in Ohio written by Ohio State University and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Local Food Systems Concepts Impacts and Issues written by Steve Martinez and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Building Capacity for Local and Organic Ohio Proud Foods for Retail and Restaurant Distribution in Ohio written by Shoshanah Inwood and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Growing Local written by Robert P. King and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given rise to one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. food system: locally grown food. Many believe that "relocalization" of the food system will provide a range of public benefits, including lower carbon emissions, increased local economic activity, and closer connections between consumers, farmers, and communities. The structure of local food supply chains, however, may not always be capable of generating these perceived benefits. Growing Local reports the findings from a coordinated series of case studies designed to develop a deeper, more nuanced understanding of how local food products reach consumers and how local food supply chains compare with mainstream supermarket supply chains. To better understand how local food reaches the point of sale, Growing Local uses case study methods to rigorously compare local and mainstream supply chains for five products in five metropolitan areas along multiple social, economic, and environmental dimensions, highlighting areas of growth and potential barriers. Growing Local provides a foundation for a better understanding of the characteristics of local food production and emphasizes the realities of operating local food supply chains.
Download or read book Organic Food written by Maurizio Canavari and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book gives an overview of the organic food sector, both in Italy and in the US. It covers economic issues raised by organic farming, taking into account the consumer's needs but also the managerial and budget constraints experienced by the farmers. The book also details how agricultural economists perform analyses dealing with organic produce at different points in the supply chain.
Download or read book Just where Does Local Food Live written by Justin Lane Schupp and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Participation in the local food movement has grown dramatically in the United States with the farmers' market being one of its most widespread and heavily promoted forums (Gillespie 2007). Movement proponents have hailed this shift from "conventional" food production as a tactic that introduces more environmentally sustainable and socially just outcomes for society. In this light, proponents have argued that the interactions and transactions that occur at farmers' markets benefit market participants, but, more importantly, have broader benefits for the neighborhoods they are located in and for society itself (Lyson 2007). Quite differently, research on food deserts, places that have limited to no access to the conventional food system and high levels of poverty, has documented these areas to be plagued by numerous social ills at both the individual and neighborhood level. For example, an extensive body of research has shown that the individuals living in these areas have diets that deviate substantially from what is considered to be nutritional and that neighborhoods, on average, have worse health outcomes compared to neighborhoods not considered to be food desert. While the effects of living in a food desert are fairly well known, much less is known about the efforts to alleviate the situation. One such proscription that has been suggested to contribute to better food access in food deserts has been the previously mentioned local foods movement, particularly its farmers' market tactic. The promise of benefits by the local food movement to society generally and to food deserts specifically raises several important questions, notably: where are farmers' markets located and who has access to them? While the movements popularity and tactical development has been lauded in the media and academia, few works have examined farmers' markets locations nationally and little evidence exists to systematically describe the neighborhoods they are in or the individuals that live close by. This dissertation begins this conversation by examining the efficacy of the farmers' market, the flagship facet of the local foods movement, is at reaching its stated goals, particularly the cultivating the access for the democratization of food access. Using data from the USDA and US Census, this dissertation examines the local foods movement broadly and its relationship with food deserts. The first analysis explores the location of farmers' markets areas across several geographic measurements, including at the national, region/division, and at the census tract levels. The second analysis conducts multivariate logistic analysis to investigate where farmers' markets are founded in the US using several identifying characteristics of the individuals living around a market and characteristics of the neighborhood itself. The last analysis investigates how often farmers' markets are in founded in food deserts by examining the historical record of each phenomena, in addition to analyzing contemporary cross sectional data. The analyses have several interesting findings. At the individual level, analysis suggests significant social, educational, economic and racial differences exist between those living in a farmers' market neighborhood when compared to neighborhoods that do not. For example, despite not being as white of a movement as critics have suggested (Guthman 2012), farmers' markets are almost exclusively a middle to upper-middle class phenomenon. Additionally, several neighborhood variables are found to significantly influence the likelihood of where a farmers' market may be present, including a neighborhoods SES status, the quality of neighborhood infrastructure, the average participation rate in social support programs, the location of a neighborhood on the urban to rural continuum, and the prevalence of poverty. For example, farmers' markets are very unlikely to be found in neighborhoods with lower than average socio-economic statuses indicators, crumbling infrastructures, in certain segments of the US, and, somewhat paradoxically, rural areas. The last analysis suggests that although much press and praise is given to the promise of farmers' markets alleviating food deserts that, overall, they rarely cross paths. Neither of the historical records of farmers' markets and food deserts suggests that we should expect significant overlap between the two. Statistical analysis offers more evidence about this in that farmers' markets are infrequently found in areas that are considered food deserts. This research contributes to our understanding of how social movement outcomes by examining the avenues and potential limitations that grassroots movements negotiate while ensuring their stated goals are reached. Specifically this research contributes to illuminating the present state of the local food outlets, while proposing several questions about food accessibility for individuals located in food deserts and food oases.
Download or read book Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences written by Michele Ver Ploeg and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 directed the U.S. Dept. of Agr. to conduct a 1-year study to assess the extent of areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, identify characteristics and causes of such areas, consider how limited access affects local populations, and outline recommend. to address the problem. This report presents the findings of the study, which include results from two conferences of national and internat. authorities on food deserts and a set of research studies. It also includes reviews of existing literature, a national-level assessment of access to large grocery stores and supermarkets, analysis of the economic and public health effects of limited access, and a discussion of existing policy interventions. Illus.
Download or read book Consumer Support for Local and Organic Foods in Ohio written by Molly Kate Bean and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Discourse on consumption is growing and one significant focus is food consumption. In fact green buying, such as purchasing organic and local foods is booming. As this type of consumption flourishes, an increasing number of sociologists are grappling with better understanding the role of consumption and theorizing about consumers as political actors. Some sociologists observe contemporary consumption patterns are not as easy to decipher using old frameworks dependent on social class and price as explanatory factors. An increased emphasis on reflexive concerns as primary motivators associated with modern consumption is emerging. I examine the effect of class and reflexive concerns on support for local and organic foods. Factors associated with support for organic foods are examined more than support for local foods. Few studies have compared the two. I fill this gap by examining the significance of a number of factors associated with local and organic support. The findings do not support the hypothesis that class is positively associated with support for local and organic. Particular reflexive concerns are associated with local versus organic support. There are a number of shared reflexive concerns positively associated with both. Attitudinal support for local is not significantly associated with behavioral support for organic foods and vice versa. These results indicate a possible decoupling of local and organic. To further explore support for these foods, a typology of consumers is developed. Class is not associated with support for these foods and there are some distinct reflexive concerns across types. Consumers most supportive of local and organic are more reflexive and those least supportive are less reflexive. The organically inclined is more agroenvironmentally concerned and health conscious than the locally inclined group, which reports higher agrarian sentiment. The most supportive type based on the typology is subsequently compared to a group known to be engaged in food system issues. The known supportive group (KSG) is more educated and reports higher household income. The KSG is more reflexive than the general population group. Price and convenience are more important among the general population group. These findings have implications for food system activism and theory building associated with consumption.
Download or read book Sustainable Food System Assessment written by Alison Blay-Palmer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Food System Assessment provides both practical and theoretical insights about the growing interest in and response to measuring food system sustainability. Bringing together research from the Global North and South, this book shares lessons learned, explores intended and actual project outcomes, and highlights points of conceptual and methodological convergence. Interest in assessing food system sustainability is growing, as evidenced by the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact and the importance food systems initiatives have taken in serving as a lever for attaining the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This book opens by looking at the conceptual considerations of food systems indicators, including the place-based dimensions of food systems indicators and how measurements are implicated in sense-making and visioning processes. Chapters in the second part cover operationalizing metrics, including the development of food systems indicator frameworks, degrees of indicator complexities, and practical constraints to assessment. The final part focuses on the outcomes of assessment projects, including impacts on food policy and communities involved, highlighting the importance of building connections between sustainable food systems initiatives. The global coverage and multi-scalar perspectives, including both conceptual and practical aspects, make this a key resource for academics and practitioners across planning, geography, urban studies, food studies, and research methods. It will also be of interest to government officials and those working within NGOs. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.routledge.com/Sustainable-Food-System-Assessment-Lessons-from-Global-Practice/Blay-Palmer-Conare-Meter-Battista-Johnston/p/book/9781032083933, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Download or read book A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans' well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector of our economy; food touches everything from our health to the environment, climate change, economic inequality, and the federal budget. From the earliest developments of agriculture, a major goal has been to attain sufficient foods that provide the energy and the nutrients needed for a healthy, active life. Over time, food production, processing, marketing, and consumption have evolved and become highly complex. The challenges of improving the food system in the 21st century will require systemic approaches that take full account of social, economic, ecological, and evolutionary factors. Policy or business interventions involving a segment of the food system often have consequences beyond the original issue the intervention was meant to address. A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System develops an analytical framework for assessing effects associated with the ways in which food is grown, processed, distributed, marketed, retailed, and consumed in the United States. The framework will allow users to recognize effects across the full food system, consider all domains and dimensions of effects, account for systems dynamics and complexities, and choose appropriate methods for analysis. This report provides example applications of the framework based on complex questions that are currently under debate: consumption of a healthy and safe diet, food security, animal welfare, and preserving the environment and its resources. A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System describes the U.S. food system and provides a brief history of its evolution into the current system. This report identifies some of the real and potential implications of the current system in terms of its health, environmental, and socioeconomic effects along with a sense for the complexities of the system, potential metrics, and some of the data needs that are required to assess the effects. The overview of the food system and the framework described in this report will be an essential resource for decision makers, researchers, and others to examine the possible impacts of alternative policies or agricultural or food processing practices.
Download or read book Remaking the North American Food System written by C. Clare Hinrichs and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the resurgence of interest in rebuilding the links between agricultural production and food consumption. With examples from Puerto Rico to Oregon to Quebec, this work offers a North American perspective attuned to trends toward globalization at the level of markets and governance and shows how globalization affects specific localities.
Download or read book The Sustainable Chef written by Stefan Gössling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first systematic and accessible text for students of hospitality and the culinary arts that directly addresses how more sustainable restaurants and commercial food services can be achieved. Food systems receive growing attention because they link various sustainability dimensions. Restaurants are at the heart of these developments, and their decisions to purchase regional foods, or to prepare menus that are healthier and less environmentally problematic, have great influence on food production processes. This book is systematically designed around understanding the inputs and outputs of the commercial kitchen as well as what happens in the restaurant from the perspective of operators, staff and the consumer. The book considers different management approaches and further looks at the role of restaurants, chefs and staff in the wider community and the positive contributions that commercial kitchens can make to promoting sustainable food ways. Case studies from all over the world illustrate the tools and techniques helping to meet environmental and economic bottom lines. This will be essential reading for all students of hospitality and the culinary arts.
Download or read book Building a Sustainable Business written by and published by Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. This book was released on 2003 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brings the business planning process alive to help today's agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises. Sample worksheets illustrate how real farm families set goals, research processing alternatives, determine potential markets, and evaluate financing options. Blank worksheets offer readers the opportunity to develop their own detailed, lender-ready business plan and map out strategies" --back cover.
Download or read book Coming Home to Eat The Pleasures and Politics of Local Food written by Gary Paul Nabhan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food.
Download or read book Just Food written by James E. McWilliams and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2009-08-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We suffer today from food anxiety, bombarded as we are with confusing messages about how to eat an ethical diet. Should we eat locally? Is organic really better for the environment? Can genetically modified foods be good for you? JUST FOOD does for fresh food what Fast Food Nation (Houghton Mifflin, 2001) did for fast food, challenging conventional views, and cutting through layers of myth and misinformation. For instance, an imported tomato is more energy-efficient than a local greenhouse-grown tomato. And farm-raised freshwater fish may soon be the most sustainable source of protein. Informative and surprising, JUST FOOD tells us how to decide what to eat, and how our choices can help save the planet and feed the world.
