Increasing Farm Income and Local Food Access: A Case Study of a Collaborative Aggregation, Marketing, and Distribution Strategy that Links Farmers to Markets

Publisher: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

Author(s): Schmidt, Michele C., Kolodinsky, Jane M., DeSisto, Thomas P., Conte, Faye C.

Document Type: Peer-reviewed article

Format: Electronic, Print

Free of cost: Yes

Description:

This article reviews the development and outcomes of the Intervale Food Hub in Burlington, Vermont using a participatory action research approach. The authors suggest that the case study offers promising practices and limitations that could benefit the work of others and recommend related topics for future research.

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Growing Food Connection Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security

Main Food Topics: collaborative aggregation, food aggregation, food distribution, food marketing, food system, participatory action

Sub Food Topics: buy local, community supported agriculture, direct marketing, food hub, social entrepreneurship, wholesale

Public Policy Topics: Physical projects, Public investment

Geographic Scale: Municipality, Rural, Urban

Local government or Regional resource focus: Burlington, VT

Does the resource address the food security needs of underserved populations in rural, suburban, or urban settings?