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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Executive Summary, Cumberland County Foodshed Assessment, Report 1, Barbara Ives
Executive Summary, Cumberland County Foodshed Assessment, Report 1, Barbara Ives
Local Food Systems
Like everyone else in these troubled economic times, Mainers are looking for ways to create jobs that will remain relevant and vital in a global economy, that cannot be outsourced, and that will regenerate rather than exploit our natural resources.
A growing number of people believe that a food system rooted in local farms, fisheries, and food production and distribution enterprises can strengthen Maine’s economy and its communities’ health, thereby increasing revenue and decreasing an expense that is crippling government agencies and individuals alike – healthcare. Business people who want to make a living related to food, and public and …
Creating A Community Food System: The Intervale Center (Http://Www.Intervale.Org), Elizabeth A. Berman
Creating A Community Food System: The Intervale Center (Http://Www.Intervale.Org), Elizabeth A. Berman
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
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Bringing Local Foods To The Farm Bill, Chellie Pingree
Bringing Local Foods To The Farm Bill, Chellie Pingree
Maine Policy Review
U.S. House Representative Chellie Pingree addresses the importance of revising the Federal Farm Bill to provide greater support to small, local farms if Maine and the nation are to have a sustainable food system..
An Abundant Food System, Russell Libby
An Abundant Food System, Russell Libby
Maine Policy Review
Russell Libby imagines what an abundant food system would look like for Maine and what it would take to get there. His recommendations include expanding the production and financing base, encouraging year-round production systems, building up mid-sized markets, and integrating farms into the ecosystem
By Land And By Sea, Amanda Beal
By Land And By Sea, Amanda Beal
Maine Policy Review
This short article discusses the results of the By Land and By Sea project, in which Maine fishermen and farmers came together to discuss common concerns and to forge new solutions aimed at re-envisioning a unified food system.
Paths Towards Food Self- Reliance: Community Food Councils, Ken Morse
Paths Towards Food Self- Reliance: Community Food Councils, Ken Morse
Maine Policy Review
In this case study the author describes the development of a local community food council, “Healthy Oxford Hills,” and discusses how such organizations can work to rebuild local food systems.
The Renaissance Of A Food-Based Economy In Skowhegan, Amber Lambke
The Renaissance Of A Food-Based Economy In Skowhegan, Amber Lambke
Maine Policy Review
This case study discusses the example of Skowhegan, Maine, which is seeing the rebirth of a local food-based economy, focused on the development of a local grist mill and farmer’s market