Background Recent evidence indicates a widening gap in fruit and vegetable (F/V)
consumption between high-and low-income Americans. This gap is related, in part, to …

Farmers' markets aim to bring producers and consumers together under direct marketing
schemes, also known as alternative food networks, for local and sustainable production and …

This report provides an overview of local and regional food systems across several
dimensions. It details the latest economic information on local food producers, consumers …

This article integrates community gardens and farmers' markets into a spatial analysis of
food deserts in the City of Edmonton, Canada. Our results show that community gardens and …

Good access to resources and opportunities is essential for sustainable development.
Improving access, especially in rural areas, requires useful measures of current access to …

Online marketplaces could help direct-to-consumer (DTC) farms compete for customers
making grocery purchases on the internet by reducing the search and transportation costs of …

Food system localization is often advocated by academics, activists, and policy makers as a
means of effectively addressing the negative social and ecological consequences of current …

Many researchers, policy makers, and food activists view Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC)
as attractive levers for improving farm income and the sustainability of farming systems …

Purpose The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 directed the US Secretary of Agriculture to
report on the profitability and viability of beginning farmers and ranchers. Many beginning …

Methods SNS provided one $5 monetary incentive per week to customers spending $5 or
more in food assistance at the farmers' market. SNS was available to any farmers' market …