Local Foods Measurement Article by UVM CDAE and VSJF Published in Peer-Reviewed Journal

An article that summarizes Farm to Plate's first effort to measure local food purchases was published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Quantifying local food purchases is one strategy to understand and measure Goal 1 - consumption of Vermont-produced food by Vermonters and regional consumers will measurably increase.

Click the link below to read this new article:

Dr. David Conner, Florence Becot, Doug Hoffer, Ellen Kahler, Dr. Scott Sawyer, Dr. Linda Berlin, "Economic Opportunity in Local Food Systems: Baselines and Targets," Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 3(2): Spring 2013.