Resource List
A growing body of research links local food systems to a variety of positive economic and health-related outcomes.
Recommended Reading
Learn more about the documented benefits of local food systems.
Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Annotated bibliography on the relationship between economic development and local food systems
Guide for Governments on Building Local Food Economies
From the Center for Environmental Farming Systems
NC State Extension Publication
Summarizing the research behind local food systems’ environmental, economic, health, and community impacts