[getsmart-l] Fw: [Local Food Idea List] Counties and Local Food Systems

[John O'Gorman]

http://www.smartgrowth.org/library/articles.asp?art=3090&res=1024
 

Counties and Local Food Systems

 

Counties and Local Food Systems from the National Association of Counties (NACo) contains four methods and case studies for how county governments can support their local food systems. Written with a focus on obesity prevention, this publication will also appeal to readers interested in the links between agriculture and economic development, environmental protection, and food security will also find the content useful.

 

In Counties and Local Food Systems, readers will find detailed descriptions of four methods counties have used to build their local food systems into rich community resources. The following pages contain detailed descriptions of four methods counties have used to build their local food systems into rich community resources. The four methods are: food policy councils, farm to school programs, infrastructure for local producers and agriculture conservation easement programs. They were chosen for the success counties have had in implementing them and for their significant impact. Each method is paired with a comprehensive case study which illuminates how the method plays out on the ground, and includes peer-to-peer advice. 

22 pages (July 2007); available online as a PDF document at the resource link below.

 

Resource: 

http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=New_Technical_Assistance&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=24784 



 

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The Local Food Ideas List is made up of those interested in the growing importance of local food as a choice for many consumers and the possibilities of near-urban agriculture supplying local food choices. The intent of this list is to circulate one news story, essay or book review per day that provides insight into programs and polices that will enhance local food systems and near-urban agriculture. The Local Food Ideas List is a project of the Greater Toronto Area Agricultural Action Committee: www.gtalocalfood.ca. GTA AAC staff moderate this list.

 

"There is no love sincerer than the love of food." George Bernard Shaw
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