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Local Food - Overview

Goal Statement   one sentence that further defines the topic

• To set the stage for increased consumption of local foods, resulting in stronger local economies, healthier people, and a more sustainable food system created with the environment and a post-fossil fuel world in mind.

Local/State/National Information    additional information on this topic at the local, state, national, global level

• Local Food - USA 
• Local Food - New York State   
• Local Food - Albany, NY 
• Local Food - Ohio 
• Local Food - Northeast Ohio  

Policy Options / Model Programs   link to profiles of specific policies or program models, grouped by type 

• Model Programs

• Model Program - Farm and Art Market - Abingdon, Virginia
• Model Program - Mobile Markets
• Model Program - Food For Thought
• Model Program - The Food Trust

• Model Program - George Jones Farm

• Model Program - Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition

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• Policy Options
• Policy Option - Farm to School Program
• Policy Option - Food Policy Councils
• Policy Option - School Gardens 

Glossary of Terms   key words or phrases that the layperson needs to know to understand this issue 

• FMPP: Farmers market promotion program

• CSA: Community Supported Agriculture

• SNAP EBT: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Electronic Benefits Transfer: is an electronic system that allows a recipient to authorize transfer of their government benefits from a Federal account to a retailer account to pay for products received. EBT is used in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. EBT has been implemented in all States since June of 2004.                

• NNFC: New North Florida Cooperative
• POS: Point-of-sale

Bibliography   

Policy

• New York State. What's on your Table?. Albany: , 2007. Web. 9 May 2010. <http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/PrideOfNY/pdfs/Spring2007Newsletter.pdf>. 
•  Thomson, Johnathan. New York State. Farmer;s Market Nuitrition Program. , 2010. Web. 9 May 2010. <http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/ap/agservices/marketing.html  
• http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/f2s/documents/F2SSurveyResults2009final.pdf 
• "Farm to School Program Home". New York State. 05/23/2010 <http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/F2S/index.html>.
• "The Community Gardens Program". New York State. 05/23/2010 <http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/cg/cghome.html>. 

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