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List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Part 1. Understanding Local Food Systems from a Supply Chain
Perspective
1. From Farms to Consumers: An Introduction to Supply Chains for
Local Foods
Miguel I. GÓmez and Michael S. Hand
2. Research Design for Local Food Case Studies
Robert P. King, Michael S. Hand, and Gigi DiGiacomo
Part 2: Case Studies on Local Food Supply Chains
3. Apple Case Studies in the Syracuse, New York, MSA
Miguel I. GÓmez, Edward W. McLaughlin, and Kristen S. Park
4. Blueberry Case Studies in the Portland-Vancouver MSA
Larry Lev
5. Spring Mix Case Studies in the Sacramento MSA
Shermain D. Hardesty
6. Beef Case Studies in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington
MSA
Robert P. King, Gigi DiGiacomo, and Gerald F. Ortmann
7. Fluid Milk Case Studies in the Washington DC Area
Michael S. Hand and Kate Clancy
Part 3: A Synthesis of Case Study Findings
8. Product Prices and Availability
Kristen S. Park, Miguel I. GÓmez, Gerald F. Ortmann, and Jeffrey
Horwich
9. What Does Local Deliver?
Larry Lev, Michael S. Hand, and Gigi DiGiacomo
10. Can Local Food Markets Expand?
Edward W. McLaughlin, Shermain D. Hardesty, and Miguel I. GÓmez
11. What Role Do Public Policies and Programs Play in the Growth of
Local Foods?
Michael S. Hand and Kate Clancy
12. A Look to the Future
Robert P. King, Miguel I. GÓmez, and Michael S. Hand
Contributors
Index
Robert P. King is a professor of applied economics at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul. Michael S. Hand is a research economist with the USDA Forest Service in Missoula, Montana. Miguel I. GÓmez is Ruth and William Morgan Assistant Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.
"The subject is highly important to the current and future development of the food industry, especially for local alternatives... [Growing Local] makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of contemporary issues in the food system." - Charles Francis, professor of agronomy and horticulture and the former director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture Systems at the University of Nebraska
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