In 2011-2012, the Los Angeles Food Policy Council developed the Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP), an innovative local food procurement policy aimed at building markets for good food to create an equitable food system for all of Los Angeles.

This Toolkit reflects the intention of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to expand its current role as a technical assistance provider to food system practitioners, economic developers, and community stakeholders. This Toolkit is designed to...

New Jersey Food Marketing Task Force provides this report containing recommendations of task force members on how state officials working with partners in the private sector can increase the availability of healthy affordable foods in communities...

Gary Larrowe, County Administrator with Carroll County, Virginia talks about programs that have been created at the state and local government levels to help finance the businesses and stakeholders involved in a food system. He discusses tax credit...

Aquaculture accounts for about half of the world's seafood. The sector will continue to grow exponentially because of the dwindling supply of wild fish and increasing demand in the developing world for animal protein. This paper focuses on...

This annual report summarizes many factors that play a role in growing Kentucky's agriculture economy and how KADF investments continue to be crucial to that growth. The Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund's programs have been in action for a...

Through a partnership between non-profit organizations and local food producers, Hardwick, VT invested in the area's local and regional food systems. In 2012, supported by the USDA, Hardwick opened a new site of the Vermont Food Venture Center...

This Crossroads Resource Center report, written by Ken Meter and Phillips Goldenberg, provides a comprehensive analysis of the Alaskan food system.

This case study, on Real Pickles, by Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) provides an excellent overview of the direct public offering (DPO) preparation, filing, and marketing process.

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition begins this guide with a general overview of the USDA’s structure, followed by descriptions and details of 15 grants and programs that are relevant to local and regional food systems development. Each...

This report by RSF Social Finance examines the current state of funding for addressing the problems in the food system and promotes the goals and the vision for a healthier food system.

This Crossroads Resource Center report, written by Ken Meter and Megan Phillips Goldenberg, provides an in depth overview of the Mississippi farm and food economy.

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union released this document highlighting four case studies of food and agriculture entrepreneurs. The report focuses on their various successes and failures accessing capital and expanding their businesses.

The Chester County Industrial Development Authority (CCIDA) provides federal tax-exempt financing for farmers for the purchase of land, buildings, improvements, machinery, and equipment.

The New Jersey Food Access Initiative (NJFAI) is a program of The Reinvestment Fund. The goal of NJFAI is to increase the supply of affordable, fresh food in underserved areas across the state, while improving the diets and health outcomes of the...

This Crossroads Resource Center report, written by Ken Meter and Megan Phillips Goldenberg, provides a plan for infrastructure investments to connect small farms in South Carolina to raise food for in-state markets.

Carly Chase with New York Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) presents on financing local food systems. Chase provides a background on NYCEDC, the NYCEDC incubators initiative, culinary incubators, and economic impact analysis of NYC...

This Crossroads Resource Center report, written by Ken Meter, provides an overview of the Indiana food system and suggests what the future of that food system should look like.

This is report 4 of 5 of the Michigan Good Food Work Group Report Series and was developed with leadership from the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University, the Food Bank Council of Michigan and the Michigan Food...

This is report 3 of 5 of the Michigan Good Food Work Group Report Series and was developed with leadership from the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University, the Food Bank Council of Michigan and the Michigan Food...