Local Food Systems and Community Economic Development provides scholarly and practical knowledge on a range of issues often associated with local food system de

Local Food Systems and Community Economic Development provides scholarly and practical knowledge on a range of issues often associated with local food system de

This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics

Our current food system has decimated rural communities and confined the choices of urban consumers. Even while America continues to ramp up farm production to

This book investigates the role of wealth in achieving sustainable rural economic development. The authors define wealth as all assets net of liabilities that c