Sustainability and locally sourced goods are pressing issues in today’s society for many environmental, economic, and cultural reasons. Farmers markets are becoming a highly popular method of implementing these ideas.…

The 124 page report is based on in-depth research (four focus groups and 12 individual interviews) and a telephone measurement survey conducted among a cross section of market managers and…

Greenbelt Farmers’ Market Network (GBFMN) in Toronto Ontario commissioned this study funded by the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation. A total of 339 shoppers at farmers markets located in and…

Example of a report based on a survey of farmers market shoppers about the impact of the market in their lives.

Shares a ies of research and evaluation questions that need answers in order for the field of research into the health and economic impacts of healthy corner store interventions to…

In 2017, nearly 140 SNAP-Ed implementing agencies (SIAs) and hundreds of contractors delivered nutrition education to almost 5 million people in nearly 60,000 low-resource sites. Millions more were impacted with…

he Union of Concerned Scientists report on recent research on local food systems, their key features, and their economic and social benefits. The report addresses challenges to be met by…

University of Minnesota Extension found that farmers market prices during peak growing season were highly competitive with regional grocery store prices. To research how prices for these commonly purchased foods…

This study from the Agricultural Marketing Service concludes that the relatively small customer travel distances suggest that managers will probably need to focus their marketing efforts on getting a greater…

This report provides an overview of local and regional food systems across several dimensions. It details the latest economic information on local food producers, consumers, and policy, relying on findings…