With the recent increase in demand for locally grown food and the new resources and tools provided by the 2014 Farm Bill, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA will be investing $78 millions dollars into the rural economy. These...
Food System Focus Area: Infrastructure & Supply Chain Logistics
Report – Food Hubs: Solving Local
Presented by the Wallace Center, the Food Hubs: Solving Local report presents five case studies that show how small-farm aggregators and food retailers and distributors are teaming up to bring local food into larger-scale wholesale channels. The report’s target audience...
How the Local Food Economy is Challenging Big Food
In her article, How the Local Food Economy is Challenging Big Food, published in the Next City Forefront series, Tracie McMillan discusses the challenges faced by small scale farmers and food businesses in the US today. Following the story of a small farm in Michigan,...