Growing livelihoods : local food systems and community development
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Growing livelihoods : local food systems and community development
（Tools for community planning）
Routledge, 2016
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Community planning is starting to include a broader food systems focus, spanning topics such as nutrition and health outcomes, sustainable farming practices, economic and social implications of local food production, distribution, and consumption. Together, these issues are a driving force for the passions of those seeking positive change in their communities through healthy food. The purpose of this book is to explore how and where local food and farms, as part of a local or regional food system, can positively impact both economic development and overall well-being of communities. Across North America, there are good examples of the ways in which innovative local food systems provide opportunities for: increasing job growth and entrepreneurship; retaining local farmers on their land while nourishing their community; and providing communities places to congregate, bond, and become closer-knit. Six such examples are highlighted, each illustrating a novel model offering unique contributions to community economic health and well-being. These important cases offer practitioners, advocates, academics, and students insight into how applications can be built or studied in their own communities.
Table of Contents
1. On Solid Ground? Foundations and Concepts of Food Systems and Community Development 2. Farmer and Community Livelihoods 3. Access to Local Foods 4. Food-based Entrepreneurship-with Sarah Waring 5. Fostering Community with Farmers Markets-Richard McCarthy 6. Food Hubs: A New Opportunity for Local Food Systems 7. Cooperating for Community Development-with Lauren Parker 8. Considerations and Ideas for Growing the Future of Local Food Systems and Community Development
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