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020			_a9781634827768 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	0	_aHD9000 _b.L633 2015
049			_aMAIN
245	1	0	_aLocal and regional food systems : _btrends, resources and federal initiatives / _cJillian Crawford, editor.
260			_aNew York : _bNova Publishers, _c(c)2015.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aAgriculture issues and policies
500			_a"This is an edited, reformatted and augmented version of a Congressional Research Service publication R42155, prepared for Members and Committees of Congress dated July 17, 2014."
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505	0	0	_aLOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS: TRENDS, RESOURCES AND FEDERAL INITIATIVES; LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS: TRENDS, RESOURCES AND FEDERAL INITIATIVES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: THE ROLE OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS IN U.S. FARM POLICY; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; LOCAL FOOD MARKETS; FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES; CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS; APPENDIX. OVERVIEW OF SELECTED FEDERAL PROGRAMS; Chapter 2: TRENDS IN U.S. LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS; ABSTRACT; WHAT IS THE ISSUE?; WHAT DID THE STUDY FIND?; HOW WAS THE STUDY CONDUCTED?; INTRODUCTION
505	0	0	_aLocal and regional food producersfood safety and local food production, processing, and marketing; prices at direct-to-consumer marketing outlets versus competing retailers; environmental issues related to local and regional foods; policies supporting local and regional food systems; glossary; references; index
520	0		_aLocal and regional food systems generally refer to agricultural production and marketing that occurs within a certain geographic proximity (between farmer and consumer) or that involves certain social or supply chain characteristics in producing food (such as small family farms, urban gardens, or farms using sustainable agriculture practices). Sales of locally produced foods comprise a small but growing part of U.S. agricultural sales. USDA estimates that farm-level value of local food sales totaled about 4.8 billion in 2008, or about 1.6% of the U.S. market for agricultural products. An estim.
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650		0	_aFood supply _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFood supply _xGovernment policy _zUnited States.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aCrawford, Jillian, _e5
856	4	0	_zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password. _uhttpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1023382&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell